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NASA hacker McKinnon court date set

NASA hacker McKinnon court date set

A new date has been set to decide if self-confessed NASA hacker Gary McKinnon should be extradited to the US or tried in the UK.
SC Australia Staff Jun 19 2009 10:26AM Security
Gary McKinnon waits on extradition judgement

Gary McKinnon waits on extradition judgement

London hacker Gary McKinnon will have to wait for a judgement from the High Court to find out whether his final plea to be tried in the UK has been accepted.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 12 2009 10:57AM Security
McKinnon makes final plea against US extradition

McKinnon makes final plea against US extradition

British hacker Gary McKinnon is making a final attempt to prevent his extradition to the US to be tried for computer fraud against the US government.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 10 2009 10:56AM Security
Former hostage calls on US to drop charges against Gary McKinnon

Former hostage calls on US to drop charges against Gary McKinnon

Former hostage Terry Waite has called on the US to drop charges against British computer hacker Gary McKinnon.
Dan Raywood Mar 18 2009 10:26AM Security
Gary McKinnon set to face extradition after Crown Prosecution Service ruling

Gary McKinnon set to face extradition after Crown Prosecution Service ruling

Hacker Gary McKinnon is set to face extradition to the US following a Crown Prosecution Service ruling.
Dan Raywood Feb 27 2009 10:06AM Security
Gary McKinnon dealt new blow by CPS

Gary McKinnon dealt new blow by CPS

British hacker Gary McKinnon's hopes of being tried in the UK were dealt a massive blow today, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced it would not bring charges against him.
Phil Muncaster Feb 27 2009 6:14AM Security
Lord Carlile sides with McKinnon in extradition battle

Lord Carlile sides with McKinnon in extradition battle

Lord Carlile of Berriew, the UK government's independent reviewer of terrorism laws, has spoken out against the proposed extradition of London hacker Gary McKinnon to the US.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 24 2009 10:15AM Security
Gary McKinnon extradition case postponed

Gary McKinnon extradition case postponed

As expected, the case against hacker Gary McKinnon has been put on hold for a number of weeks.
Staff Writers Jan 21 2009 11:24AM Security
Pentagon hacker's fate to be decided in next four weeks

Pentagon hacker's fate to be decided in next four weeks

Gary McKinnon should find out within the next four weeks if he has been successful in his last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition to the US by pleading guilty to hacking offences under UK law.
Bryan Glick Jan 19 2009 3:13PM Security
McKinnon pleads guilty to UK hacking offence

McKinnon pleads guilty to UK hacking offence

UK hacker Gary McKinnon is pursuing a new route to avoid extradition to the US – by pleading guilty to an offence in the UK.
Bryan Glick Jan 13 2009 3:10PM Security
McKinnon's fate decided on Obama day

McKinnon's fate decided on Obama day

The fate of Pentagon Hacker Gary McKinnon will be decided by a UK judge on the same day that Barak Obama is inaugurated as president of the United States.
Mark Ballard Dec 2 2008 9:51AM Security
Jacqui Smith slammed by McKinnon lawyers

Jacqui Smith slammed by McKinnon lawyers

The UK'S Home Secretary was "perverse and inhuman" in her rejection of Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon's plea that his mental health made him unsuitable for detention in the US, the High Court was told on Friday.
Mark Ballard Oct 21 2008 10:33AM Security
Home Office turns down latest McKinnon appeal

Home Office turns down latest McKinnon appeal

Home Secretary informs lawyers of arrangements for US extradition.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 10:02AM Security
Hacker McKinnon supporters appeal to Home Office

Hacker McKinnon supporters appeal to Home Office

Lawyers for Gary McKinnon, the hacker who broke into Nasa computers, have appealed to the Home Secretary in a bid to stop him being jailed in the US.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2008 11:34AM Security
Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, has failed in his last-ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to have his extradition to the United States quashed.
Paul Fisher Aug 29 2008 11:15AM Security
NASA hacker wins two-week reprieve

NASA hacker wins two-week reprieve

A European court has intervened in Gary McKinnon's extradition to the United States. The British hacker has been given a temporary reprieve, but still faces extradition later this month.
Andrew Donoghue Aug 18 2008 10:07AM Security
McKinnon extradition halted by European court

McKinnon extradition halted by European court

Gary McKinnon, the man accused of perpetrating the largest ever hack of a military system, will not be extradited to the US after the European Court of Human Rights granted him "interim relief"..
Iain Thomson Aug 13 2008 4:02PM Security
Hacker McKinnon vows to fight extradition to US

Hacker McKinnon vows to fight extradition to US

Gary McKinnon has vowed to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights, after his appeal against extradition was rejected.
Guy Dixon Aug 1 2008 9:45AM Security
Lords throw McKinnon to the dogs

Lords throw McKinnon to the dogs

UK's highest court has quashed Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon's appeal against an extradition order.
Mark Ballard Jul 31 2008 10:00AM Security
McKinnon makes last stand against extradition

McKinnon makes last stand against extradition

Gary McKinnon, the UK systems administrator who hacked into Nasa and Pentagon computers in 2001 and 2002, is today making a last-ditch bid to avoid extradition to the US..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 17 2008 8:46AM Security

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