Security News > 2008 > November > MPs want UK jail time for hacker
2008-11-05 08:02
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7707778.stm BBC News 4 November 2008 UK MPs are calling for hacker Gary McKinnon to serve any sentence he receives in a British jail. Mr McKinnon faces extradition to the US for breaking into American military networks between February 2001 and March 2002. He trespassed on networks owned by Nasa, the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Department of Defense. If tried and convicted in a US court, Mr McKinnon could face decades of jail time, and millions of dollars in fines. [...] ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org