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Expert challenges UFO hacker's $700k bill
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| The US inflated the $700,000 bill for damages it slapped on
| UFO hacker Gary McKinnon by stuffing it with costs incurred
| for patching the gaping holes the hacker had exposed in its
| computer security, according to a document filed with the
| Supreme Court.
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| [...]
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| McKinnon had used Remotely Anywhere, a software tool, to hack
| US military computers in search of UFO secrets. The 42-year-
| old faces extradition after being accused of hacking into 97
| US government computers causing $700,000 of damage.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/22/237807/expert-challenges-ufo-hackers-700k-bill.htm
He told them to fix their broken systems.
Recent:
NASA hacker makes final appeal to British government
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| Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who successfully breached top US government
| security, has reportedly made a final appeal to home secretary Jacqui Smith
| to prevent his extradition to the US.
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| The appeal comes one day after the European Court of Human Rights yesterday
| turned town McKinnon's bid to prevent the extradition.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=723828469&rid=-50
European court delays British hacker's extradition to US
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| The European Court of Human Rights said Gary McKinnon can stay in London
| until last-ditch appeal is heard on August 28.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=611258480&rid=-50
Lords throw McKinnon to the dogs
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| PENTAGON HACKER Gary McKinnon could have the book thrown at him by US
| prosecutors after the UK's highest court today quashed his appeal against an
| extradition order.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/30/lords-throw-mckinnon-dogs
Related:
Pentagon hacker's UK appeal moves forward
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| A trio of British judges has agreed that hacker Gary McKinnon can appeal his
| extradition order to the U.S. to the House of Lords.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1273261540&rid=-50
UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban
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| A revamp of the UK's outdated computer crime laws is long overdue. However,
| provisions to ban the development, ownership and distribution of
| so-called "hacker tools" draw sharp criticism from industry. Critics point
| out that many of these tools are used by system administrators and security
| consultants quite legitimately to probe for vulnerabilities in corporate
| systems.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/hacker_toll_ban_guidance/
German Security Professionals in the Mist
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| This hope was important because earlier this year the German Government had
| introduced similar language into Section 202c StGB of the computer crime
| laws, which would have made the mere possession of (creates, obtains or
| provides access to, sells, yields, distributes or otherwise allows access to)
| tools like John, Kismet, KisMAC, Nessus, nmap, and the ability to Google
| effectively a crime.
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http://www.beskerming.com/commentary/2007/08/12/249/German_Security_Professionals_in_the_Mist
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