Hacker Gary McKinnon: Computer Weekly Essential Guide
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- Rebecca Froley
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- 12:02 28 Aug 2008
Hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights and now faces extradition to the US.
McKinnon has previously confessed to having entered US computer systems without authorisation, in an attempt to find evidence of extra-terrestrial life and technology. However, he denies causing the damages with which he has been charged.
If convicted, McKinnon could face 60 years in a US jail.
We've rounded up the best of the coverage of McKinnon's case below, including an interview with McKinnon in which he offers top tips on protecting your network from hackers.
Gary McKinnon articles on ComputerWeekly.com
Hacker Gary McKinnon loses extradition appeal at European Court of Human Rights, 28 August 2008
Hacker McKinnon gets 14-day reprieve from extradition, 13 August 2008
Hacker McKinnon looks to Europe to avoid extradition, 1 August 2008
US embarrassed that UFO hacker could easily access military computers, 17 June 2008
Security blogger Stuart King offers his two cents' worth on Gary McKinnon, 17 June 2008
Latest from the House of Lords: Gary McKinnon broke into 73,000 US government computers, Lords told, 16 June 2008
Lords to rule on hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition, 13 June 2008
Hacker Gary McKinnon's legal battle intensifies, 13 June 2008
Hacking US military systems was child's play, says Gary McKinnon, plus top tips on how to protect your network from hackers , 13 June 2008
UK hacker faces life term if extradited, court told, 14 Feb 2007
US military made basic errors in data security says hacking suspect, 2 May 2006'Average hacker' skills shut down US defence systems, 21 Nov 2002
Pentagon hacker worked for city IT departments, 21 Nov 2002London system administrator faces extradition for hacking US military, 13 Nov 2002
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Gary McKinnon information elsewhere on the web
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US Department of Justice indictment for Gary McKinnon
Free Gary McKinnon campaign website
This much I know: Gary McKinnon, The Observer, 22 April 2007
Profile: Gary McKinnon from BBC News (Technology), 3 April 2007
Video: Hacker fears UFO cover up: BBC Click Online, 5 May 2006
Game Over: Jon Ronson meets Gary McKinnon, The Guardian, 9 July 2005
Gary McKinnon videos on YouTube
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