Author Topic: Accused Brit Hacker Faces Extradition  (Read 3872 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

CharleyO

  • Guest
Accused Brit Hacker Faces Extradition
« on: April 04, 2007, 06:23:04 AM »
***

A British computer hacker accused of committing one of the largest ever cyber-attacks on the US government lost a challenge Tuesday to avoid extradition to the United States.

Read about it here ...

http://my.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20070403/4611d140_3ca6_1552620070403722193228


***

Offline FreewheelinFrank

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Ultra Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 4872
  • I'm a GNU
    • Don't Surf in the Nude!
Re: Accused Brit Hacker Faces Extradition
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2007, 09:26:21 AM »
The punishment being talked about doesn't fit the crime if you ask me, and McKinnon should not be deported.

Quote
He would also face a long prison sentence - "in the region of 45 years" - and may not be allowed to serve part of the sentence at home in the UK, his lawyers had said.

Quote
Speaking later, solicitor Jeffrey Anderson said alleged threats by US authorities, including one from New Jersey prosecutors that Mr McKinnon "would fry", would be among issues raised.

That had been a "chilling and intimidating" reference to capital punishment by the electric chair, he added.

It now looked as though the US would try to prosecute Mr McKinnon as a cyber-terrorist, Mr Anderson said.

"This could lead to him spending the rest of his life in prison in the US, with repatriation to serve his sentence in his home country denied as punishment for contesting his extradition."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6521255.stm

If the US can label him a "terrorist", it'll be life in Guantanamo Bay, and all for embarrassing the US defense department by showing up their lax security while looking for evidence of UFO's. Fortunately the House of Lords has a history of standing up for human rights and giving Blair's poodle government the finger, so hopefully they'll stamp on the decision.
     Bambleweeny 57 sub-meson brain     Don't Surf in the Nude Blog

Offline polonus

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Probably Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 33891
  • malware fighter
Re: Accused Brit Hacker Faces Extradition
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2007, 09:53:42 AM »
Hi FwF,

If he stumbled onto something really, we'd never hear about the poor bloke again. Rather sad really. Some say that Satan was an alien.

polonus
Cybersecurity is more of an attitude than anything else. Avast Evangelists.

Use NoScript, a limited user account and a virtual machine and be safe(r)!

Offline FreewheelinFrank

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Ultra Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 4872
  • I'm a GNU
    • Don't Surf in the Nude!
Re: Accused Brit Hacker Faces Extradition
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2007, 10:00:43 AM »
     Bambleweeny 57 sub-meson brain     Don't Surf in the Nude Blog

Offline bob3160

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Probably Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 48523
  • 64 Years of Happiness
    • bob3160 Protecting Yourself, Your Computer and, Your Identity
Re: Accused Brit Hacker Faces Extradition
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2007, 06:50:53 PM »
Quote
If the US can label him a "terrorist", it'll be life in Guantanamo Bay, and all for embarrassing the US defense department by showing up their lax security while looking for evidence of UFO's. Fortunately the House of Lords has a history of standing up for human rights and giving Blair's poodle government the finger, so hopefully they'll stamp on the decision.
I guess then we'll have another miscarriage of justice cause...  ;D
Free Security Seminar: https://bit.ly/bobg2023  -  Important: http://www.organdonor.gov/ -- My Web Site: http://bob3160.strikingly.com/ - Win 11 Pro v22H2 64bit, 16 Gig Ram, 1TB SSD, Avast Free 23.5.6066, How to Successfully Install Avast http://goo.gl/VLXdeRepair & Clean Install https://goo.gl/t7aJGq -- My Online Activity https://bit.ly/BobGInternet

Offline DavidR

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 88895
  • No support PMs thanks
Re: Accused Brit Hacker Faces Extradition
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2007, 07:06:01 PM »
If they use the same computer experts used for the Amelia prosecution and a lame defence no doubt about it.
Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 24.2.6105 (build 24.2.8918.824) UI 1.0.799/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security