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Cyberspace attack on military a solo quest for proof of UFOs
June 10, 2005
Man with a mission … Gary McKinnon is driven away from court in London. The US Government alleges his hacking allowed him to "completely control" military computers.
Photo: AP
London: A British man wanted in the United States for what US authorities have called the largest hacking effort against American military networks has been freed on bail by Bow Street Magistrates Court.
The court heard allegations on Wednesday that Gary McKinnon, 39, illegally accessed 97 US Government computers between February 2001 and March 2002, causing $US700,000 ($916,000) worth of damage.
Police arrested the former computer engineer, known online as Solo, at his home in north London on Tuesday.
Lawyers for McKinnon, who was first arrested three years ago, said he would vigorously resist extradition to the US.
His solicitor, Karen Todner, confirmed a published report that McKinnon was motivated by a desire to expose the ease with which a civilian could breach government computer systems, and by a strong conviction that the US Government was concealing evidence of UFOs.
A lawyer acting for the US Government, Janet Boston, told the court McKinnon had installed unauthorised software on computers in the US army, navy and air force, NASA and the Department of Defence that allowed him to "completely control the computers".
"On one instance, the US Army's military district of Washington network became inoperable," Ms Boston said.
Associated Press
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I have three thoughts on this.
1) He proved his point. It is easy for a civilian to breach US government computer systems.
2) He's a crazy. UFO's? I thought President Carter proved they didn't exist.
3) At least he wasn't a terrorist. Now you've only got to worry about little green men taking over the world, instead of "islamic fundamentalists".
Mr Mephisto