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Jul 21, 2010 · A surprise addition to the talks between the Prime Minister and president was the fate of Gary McKinnon.Sky's Jane Dougall reports.
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Gary McKinnon (born 10 February 1966) is a Scottish[1] systems administrator and hacker who was accused in 2002 of perpetrating the "biggest military compute...
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Gary McKinnon made international headlines in 2002 after being accused of perpetrating the "biggest military computer hack of all time". He maintains he was ...
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Dec 11, 2023 · Gary McKinnon got his first computer at age 14. It was the Atari 400, which proved to be a capable device for learning to write code in Basic. Inspired by the movie WarGames, where Matthew Broderick acted as a young hacker breaching into the Pentagon, McKinnon left school at 17, worked as a hairdresser, and later found sporadic work in tech support.
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Oct 17, 2012 · After ten years and seven months Gary McKinnon finally smiled. The former computer hacker sensationally won his fight to stay in Britain after the Home Secretary today confirmed that the he will ...
Gary McKinnon has offered to answer our questions this week. He'll be live this Thursday from 7pm GMT ( view in your timezone) onwards to answer your questions in a dedicated AMA post. Gary is a Scottish systems administrator and hacker who was accused in 2002 of perpetrating the "biggest military computer hack of all time", allegedly accessing ...
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Dec 14, 2012 · March 2002. Gary McKinnon is arrested by British police in his flat in north London. He is accused of hacking into highly sensitive US military computers between February 2001 and March 2002. The ...
