Neowin News Feed for: Extradition

British hacker loses High Court extradition appeal

Tom Warren — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:57:42 +0000

Gary McKinnon, a British hacker who is accused of hacking into secret military and NASA computers has lost his latest High Court bid to avoid extradition to the United States. Appeals Gary McKinnon... Read more...

Gary McKinnon vows to fight extradition

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:34:43 +0000

A Briton accused of hacking into top-secret military computers has vowed to fight extradition to stand trial in the US after losing a court appeal. Glasgow-born Gary McKinnon could face life in jail if convicted... Read more...

Hacker loses extradition appeal

Tom Warren — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:19:35 +0000

A Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers has lost a Law Lords appeal against being extradited to stand trial in the US. Gary McKinnon, 42, could face a life sentence if... Read more...

UK hacker loses extradition fight

Joe Cashman — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:01:32 +0000

A London man has lost his High Court Fight against extradition to the US. He allegedly carried out the "biggest military computer hack of all time". Gary McKinnon, of north London, is accused of gaining... Read more...

UK agrees extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon

Rob Wright — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:25:19 +0000

The US request to extradite the British hacker accused of the "biggest military hack of all time" has been granted by the UK Home Secretary John Reid. Gary McKinnon, accused of breaking into US government... Read more...

Judge recommends extradition for UK hacker

Wed, 10 May 2006 17:46:31 +0000

Gary McKinnon, the UK's most notorious hacker, has come one step closer to a US trial after a judge suggested extradition today. The fourty-something computer enthusiast spent two years browsing the US Military's most top... Read more...

'Military computer hacker' faces extradition to US

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:52:36 +0000

A British man appeared in court today over allegations that he hacked into the US military computer system causing damage worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Gary McKinnon, 39, faces extradition to the US over... Read more...