Hacker in final showdown to avoid extradition to US – The Guardian
“Briton accused of biggest hack in US military history wins delay in judicial review.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: computer crime
Businesses don’t trust police over e-crime, survey finds – OUT-LAW.com
“Electronic crime is becoming more common and more sophisticated, partly because the UK police response is inadequate, large firms have said. Most do not report e-crime because they do not have faith in investigating authorities, a survey has found.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Cross-party attempt to fight extradition of British hacker – The Guardian
“Senior politicians from all parties are urging the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, to halt the extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon unless she receives a guarantee from the US that he will be allowed to serve any sentence imposed in Britain.”
The Guardian, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Catch me if you can,’ said student behind biggest chip and PIN fraud – The Times
“A computer whiz-kid has been jailed over the theft of information from 19,000 credit cards.”
The Times, 29th october 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hacker is ‘too sick’ to survive US extradition – The Observer
“The Home Secretary has backed the extradition of a UFO-obsessed computer hacker, despite hearing expert argument that it would be in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Observer, 26th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Britain’s first internet crime unit to be established – Daily Telegraph
“The first specialist internet crime unit in Britain is being set up by Scotland Yard to fight £50 billion worth of fraud and organised ‘cyber’ crime, ministers announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK cybercrime overhaul finally comes into effect – The Register
“Updates to the ageing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) finally come into force in England and Wales on Wednesday (1 October).”
The Register, 30th September 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Child porn cricket coach jailed – BBC News
“An England cricket coach who admitted downloading child pornography on a laptop owned by the national cricketing board has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supporters urge halt to hacker’s extradition to US – The Guardian
“Autism experts, politicians, lawyers and civil rights campaigners are urging Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to intervene in the case of the British hacker Gary McKinnon so that he can be tried in Britain rather than being extradited to the US.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cambridge lecturer sentenced for child porn – The Independent
“A Cambridge University academic was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence today after detectives found more than 1,000 indecent images of children on his computers.”
The Independent, 5th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hacker appeals to home secretary – BBC News
“Lawyers for a Briton accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa computers are asking the home secretary to ensure he is not jailed in the US.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal against extradition to US – The Guardian
“Gary McKinnon, a computer expert who hacked into dozens of US military computers, lost his appeal to the European court of human rights today and faces extradition to the US in the next fortnight, his solicitor said.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hacker granted two-week stay on extradition to the US – The Guardian
“Gary McKinnon, 42, lost his House of Lords appeal against the extradition last month, but today he was granted a stay until August 28 by the European court of human rights.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hacker vows to fight extradition – BBC News
“A Briton accused of hacking into top-secret military computers has vowed to fight extradition to stand trial in the US after losing a court appeal.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hacker loses extradition appeal – BBC News
“A Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers has lost a Law Lords appeal against being extradited to stand trial in the US.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ruling due on hacker extradition – BBC News
“The Law Lords are due to decide whether a Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers should be extradited to the US to stand trial.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asprox computer virus infects key government and consumer websites – The Times
” Cyber-criminals have attacked key government and consumer websites, allowing them to steal the personal details of anyone browsing the sites, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Peers call for cybercrime shakeup (again) – OUT-LAW.com
“Peers are calling for a reversal of rules that stop UK victims reporting cybercrimes directly to the police. The House of Lords science committee is also encouraging the government to introduce a data breach notification law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Dacre promises new look at rules on hacking by journalists – The Guardian
“The editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, has promised to re-examine the rules that prevent journalists hacking into computers to obtain personal information, to clarify and possibly tighten them, after becoming chairman of the body responsible for the editors’ code that governs newspapers and magazines.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British hacker should not be extradited to US, Lords told – The Guardian
“A British man who allegedly hacked into the Pentagon’s computer network should not be extradited to America because US prosecutors tried to intimidate him into cooperating with them, the House of Lords was told today.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
