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入侵美軍方電腦 英駭客上訴駁回恐引渡美國
法新社╱陳昶佑 2008-07-31 00:35
(法新社倫敦三十日電)一名被控侵入美國軍方與國家航空暨太空總署電腦系統的英國男子,對引渡至美國受審所提出的上訴今天被駁回。
現年四十二歲的男子馬金農入侵美國電腦系統的舉動,被形容是「史上最大規模的軍事駭客行動」,他為了阻止當局將自己移交給美國進行審判,上訴至英國最高法院上議院。
但是五位法官駁回上訴,這名著迷不名飛行物的失業男子可能會被引渡至美國受審,倘若他破壞重要美國國防系統的指控遭到定罪,他可能面臨高達七十年有期徒刑。
來自倫敦北部的馬金農,並未出庭聆聽判決,但他的律師隨後發布聲明,否認所謂他是「恐怖份子或恐怖份子同路人」的說法。
律師說:「我們自己的檢察機關便能適當處理他的案子。然而,我們相信英國政府拒絕起訴他,以便讓美國政府能殺雞儆猴。」
律師說:「處理此案的美國官員已經宣稱,他們想看他『被電死』。」
律師說:「他如果遭到引渡,面臨的後果既不當,也令人無法忍受,我們將立即向歐洲法院申訴,阻止將他移交給美國。」
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London hacker loses appeal over US extradition
Wed Jul 30, 8:39 AM ET
LONDON (AFP) - A London man accused of hacking into the computer systems of the US military and NASA on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to face trial.
Gary McKinnon, 42, tried to prevent his transfer to the United States to be tried over what has been described as the "biggest military hack of all time" by taking his case to Britain's highest court, the House of Lords.
But five judges unanimously rejected the appeal, paving the way for the unemployed UFO enthusiast to be extradited to the US, where he could be jailed for up to 70 years if convicted of sabotaging vital US defence systems.
McKinnon, from Enfield in north London, was not in court to hear the ruling, but a statement read by his lawyers afterwards denied that he was either "a terrorist (or) a terrorist sympathiser".
"His case could have been properly dealt with by our own prosecuting authorities," they said.
"Instead, we believe that the British government declined to prosecute him to enable the US government to make an example of him. American officials involved in this case have stated that they want to see him 'fry'.
"The consequences he faces if extradited are both disproportionate and intolerable and we will be making an immediate application to the European Court to prevent his removal."
McKinnon was never charged in Britain, despite admitting that he hacked into the sensitive computer systems in the United States from a bedroom in a house belonging to the aunt of his girlfriend between 2001 and 2002.
His legal team had argued he could be sent to the US detention camp for suspected extremists at Guantanamo Bay on Cuba, despite his insistence that he was looking for evidence of UFOs.
An extradition request from the US authorities was granted here in 2006. McKinnon appealed and lost last year, then took a further appeal against that ruling to the Lords.
McKinnon has never denied electronically "breaking in" to the computer networks of a number of US military institutions, but claimed he was motivated by curiosity and was "amazed" at the ease with which he could gain access.
His supporters maintain that he is being made a "scapegoat" for shortcomings in security on US military networks and have mounted an Internet campaign for him to be freed, or at least tried in Britain.
The US authorities allege he stole 950 passwords and deleted files at the Earle Naval Weapons Station in New Jersey, which is responsible for replenishing munitions and supplies for the Atlantic Fleet.
He is also accused of gaining access to 53 US Army computers, including those used for national defence and security; 26 US Navy computers at Earle; 16 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) computers; and one US Defence Department machine.
The deletion led to the US Army's Military District of Washington network of more than 2,000 computers being shut down for 24 hours, with repairs said to have cost some 450,000 pounds.
McKinnon admitted leaving a message on a US Army computer system, reading: "US foreign policy is akin to government-sponsored terrorism these days...
"It was not a mistake that there was a huge security stand down on September 11 last year... I am SOLO. I will continue to disrupt at the highest levels."
But he denied US charges that he acted intentionally to disrupt security and influence Washington "by intimidation and coercion".