A British man accused of the biggest military computer hack in history is facing extradition after losing his last-ditch appeal in the House of Lords today.
Gary McKinnon, 42, a systems analyst who allegedly broke into 97 US military computers from his bedroom in Wood Green, North London, now faces at least 10 years in prison in the Unites States - although some estimates put it much higher.
Mr McKinnon was accused of crashing the US Army’s Washington network of 2,000 computers for 24 hours, causing a significant disruption to Government functions.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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