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Nasa Hacker Taken Ill As Appeal Continues
News Gary McKinnon, the UK citizen accused of hacking Nasa's computers and causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage, was taken ill as his appeal against extradition continued. McKinnon is accused of breaking into 97 US computers and...
[February 14, 2007, 16:06]
Extradition Hearing Begins Over Nasa Hacker
News The US prosecution team alleges that McKinnon hacked into sensitive equipment over a one-year period from February 2001 and caused $700,000 worth of damage. McKinnon, though, denies causing serious damage.
[February 14, 2006, 16:20]
Don't Shoot The Messenger
Leader These charges should have been thrown out at the hearing on Wednesday: while there's no doubt McKinnon accessed the systems and did some damage, that does not amount to a serious crime. Such damage, as McKinnon himself makes clear, was only damage...
[April 13, 2006, 15:10]
NASA Hacker Loses Extradition Fight
News McKinnon, who lives in London, is accused of hacking into 53 US government computers, including some used by NASA, and causing $700,000 (£375,000) worth of damage. McKinnon has admitted accessing US government networks, but denies causing any damage.
[May 10, 2006, 11:55]
When Justice Is A One-way Street
Leader The US will not ratify an act which will nevertheless be responsible for removing Gary McKinnon from home and family, for "crimes" of damage for which the US has produced no evidence. There is an air of farce about the extradition of Gary McKinnon...
[July 7, 2006, 13:15]
Nasa Hacker Case Adjourned Over Extradition Fears
News McKinnon is charged with illegally accessed 97 US Government computers and causing $700,000 worth of damage, over a 12-month period starting in February 2001. Gary McKinnon, the UK citizen accused of hacking into computer systems run by Nasa and...
[February 16, 2006, 16:25]
Government: McKinnon Will Be Extradited
News The US Government alleged that McKinnon's hacking activities caused $700,000 (£380,000) worth of damage. McKinnon has always denied causing any damage to the US systems and under the terms of the controversial Extradition Treaty, the US Government...
[July 7, 2006, 9:40]
Nasa Hacker's Appeal Begins
News McKinnon is accused of illegally hacking into 97 US government computers in 2001 and 2002, causing $700,000 worth of damage. In an interview with ZDNet UK, McKinnon admitted accessing the computers as part of his search for evidence of...
[February 14, 2007, 10:41]
Nasa Hacker To Fight US Extradition On Monday
News The US government alleges McKinnon's hacking activities caused $700,000 (£350,000) worth of damage. McKinnon denied causing any damage to the US systems. Under the terms of the controversial Extradition Treaty 2003, the US government has not been...
[June 13, 2008, 12:01]
British Man To Be Extradited For US Military Hacks
News Altogether, McKinnon allegedly caused approximately $900,000 in damage. The US Attorney's office also indicted McKinnon on seven counts of unauthorised access and damage to computer systems for his hack of nearly 100 computers, mainly military...
[November 13, 2002, 9:10]
British Hacker Shines Light On Poor IT Security
News Far from intending to cause harm, Gary McKinnon says it all started as an innocent attempt to prove that the US defence department knows of the existence of extraterrestrials. In an interview with ZDNet UK, McKinnon, who is on bail pending a...
[July 13, 2005, 13:35]
NASA Hacker To Hear Fate Next Month
News McKinnon is charged with illegally accessing 97 US Government computers and causing $700,000 worth of damage over a 12-month period starting in February 2001. McKinnon, from North London, has admitted that he accessed some US military computers...
[April 12, 2006, 18:05]
NASA Hacker Debate Rages On
News Security experts are divided over whether Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, should stand trial in the US. McKinnon was told last week he would be sent to the US after Home Secretary John Reid signed his extradition papers, but he has vowed to...
[July 14, 2006, 12:50]
The NASA Hacker: Scapegoat Or Public Enemy?
News Gary McKinnon has a lot to worry about. Mckinnon, now 39, admits that there was a period of his life when he was "addicted" to computers. The Free Gary McKinnon web-site The charges against McKinnon What about the damage you are said to have caused?
[July 13, 2005, 13:35]
What Did He See....
Talkback According to an interview with McKinnon, he stumbled upon an excel document entitled, "Extra-terrestrial Officers" and listed names and ranks of military personnel. Surely, viewing data on US government computers that were not even password...
[February 14, 2007, 22:07]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog McKinnon, whose exploits on US computers have made that country's judiciary determined to make him into another Kevin Mitnik. None of this cut any ice with the judge, who determined that since the crime was committed in the US - despite McKinnon...
[May 12, 2006, 18:00]
Nasa Hacker Loses Extradition Appeal
News While he has accepted that he hacked into US government sites, McKinnon has consistently denied causing serious damage. Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking into the computer systems of Nasa and other US governmental organisations, has lost...
[April 3, 2007, 14:16]
Nasa Hacker Appeal Set For New Year
News The US Government has always maintained that McKinnon's exploits caused millions of dollars worth of damage to a wide range of crucial defence systems. After months of waiting, Gary McKinnon, the so-called "Nasa hacker", has learned that his latest...
[December 11, 2006, 11:45]
Lords To Consider Nasa Hacker Appeal
News While he has accepted that he hacked into US government sites, McKinnon has consistently denied causing serious damage, maintaining that he was searching for evidence of UFOs. Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa's computer...
[August 1, 2007, 12:52]
Nasa Hacker: Whistleblower Or Menace?
News McKinnon himself has said he found it extremely easy to get into US systems, although he denies causing damage. As Britain's Gary McKinnon waits to see if Home Secretary John Reid will grant the US's request for his extradition over cybercrime...
[May 12, 2006, 12:35]
