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  1. 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 ...

  2. Jun 16, 2008 · Self confessed British hacker Gary McKinnon, who is fighting extradition to the US, broke into more than 73,000 US government computers, including those of the US Army, Navy and Nasa, and deleted ...

  3. 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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  4. Jul 31, 2009 · By. Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly. Published: 31 Jul 2009 11:10. Hacker Gary McKinnon has failed in his last attempt to avoid extradition to the United States where he could face 60 years in ...

  5. Mr McKinnon's mother says she is 'overwhelmed' and the decision is a victory 'for the little person' To get live updates & watch our video coverage you must enable Javascript. UK blocks McKinnon ...

  6. Dec 14, 2012 · The Crown Prosecution Service has announced that computer hacker Gary McKinnon, whose extradition to the US was blocked, will not face charges in the UK, bringing to an end a 10-year legal battle.

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  8. Mar 23, 2011 · Gary McKinnon with his mother Janis Sharp HOPES have been raised for Enfield hacker Gary McKinnon after new evidence of long-term mental health problems was made public. The 45-year-old's mother Janis Sharp wrote to all Lords and MPs revealing that Mr McKinnon first showed signs of mental deterioration 28 years ago.

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