Alleged Hacker to Be Extradited to the U.S.
From Times Wire Reports
British Home Secretary John Reid approved the extradition to the United States of an alleged computer hacker accused of damaging U.S. military systems.
Gary McKinnon, 40, said he planned to appeal. He has argued that he did not intend to cause damage. McKinnon is accused of illegally accessing 97 computers and causing at least $700,000 in damage in the largest attack on the U.S. government’s computer networks, U.S. government attorneys told a British court.
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