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Gary McKinnon
AS Profile McKinnon has been fighting extradition to the US since 2003, a year after he was arrested for hacking into computer systems used by the Pentagon and Nasa, where it was alleged he caused $700,000 worth of damage. [29 Sep 2009]
Extradition for Nasa hacker rules high court
News He was charged with intentionally damaging a federal computer system, and with breaking into 97 computers belonging to the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Department of Defense and Nasa. Gary McKinnon has lost his... [31 Jul 2009]
'Nasa hacker' case raised in parliament
News The Conservative Party has championed the case of Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed Nasa hacker, in an opposition day debate in parliament. McKinnon has admitted breaking into Nasa and other US agency... [16 Jul 2009]
CPS refusal pushes Nasa hacker step closer to extradition
News The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it will not prosecute self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon in the UK, edging him closer to extradition to the US. US authorities last year won the extradition of McKinnon to... [27 Feb 2009]
Nasa hacker wins judicial review
News Lord Justice Maurice Kay made the ruling at the High Court in London on Friday. McKinnon's solicitor Karen Todner told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Friday that she was "very pleased" about the High... [23 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker extradition: On hold
News McKinnon has always admitted hacking into Nasa and Pentagon systems - a crime for which he could face up to 70 years in prison if he were found guilty by a US court - but denies causing damage to the... [20 Jan 2009]
Will Nasa hacker be prosecuted in UK?
News Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal? The Crown Prosecution Service will give a decision in the next four weeks as to whether it will prosecute Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon.... [16 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker says will plead guilty in UK
News Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal? McKinnon has been accused by US prosecutors of "the biggest military hack of all time", after entering Nasa and Pentagon systems. The... [13 Jan 2009]
PM speaks out on Nasa hacker plight
News He faces up to 70 years in prison if found guilty by a US court and, as it stands, would serve his sentence in the US. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken publicly for the first time on the future of Gary McKinnon,... [21 Nov 2008]
Home Office turns down Nasa hacker's appeal
News McKinnon's recent diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, had not changed home secretary Jacqui Smith's decision that the self-confessed Nasa hacker be extradited, said McKinnon's... [14 Oct 2008]
Nasa hacker's last legal challenge fails
News Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking Nasa and military installations. McKinnon had applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for... [28 Aug 2008]
Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal?
News McKinnon claims he broke into the systems up until 2001, including Nasa, in a search for UFOs. His final recourse now would be the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreeing to hear his appeal.... [12 Aug 2008]
Nasa hacker fights extradition
News Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa systems, is due to fight his extradition to the US in the House of Lords on Monday. McKinnon stands accused of hacking into a series of sites belonging to the... [13 Jun 2008]
Nasa hacker looks to Lords for appeal hope
News Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa's computer systems, may be able to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US. McKinnon lost his Court of Appeal case in... [02 Aug 2007]
Nasa hacker loses extradition fight
News Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking into the computer systems of Nasa and other US governmental organisations, has lost his appeal against extradition to the US. But, according to his lawyers, the judges in the... [03 Apr 2007]