Waiting for the decision on his extradition hearing, expected on 10 May, Gary McKinnon has steeled himself for the possibility that the suspense may last much longer than a mere week and a half.
Accused hacker Gary McKinnon has lost a crucial battle in his fight to avoid prosecution in the United States after a British judge ordered his extradition to America.
A British man suspected of hacking into 53 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and US military networks is facing extradition.
A teenager accused of launching an attack on one of the US's biggest ports has claimed flaws in Windows allowed the real attacker to frame him.
Computer hacking has come under government scrutiny in Britain, with the passage of a new terrorism act which is now in force.
Researchers at England's Newcastle University have developed graphical passwords for mobile devices, and hope to expand the uses of the software.
The British Parliament was "attacked" late last year by hackers who tried to exploit a recent serious Microsoft Windows flaw, security experts confirmed on Friday.
The Home Office has admitted that the security of its ID and passport service database has been compromised several times, but denied that remote hackers were responsible.
Cybercriminals claimed on Friday that the UK Prime Minister's e-mail account has been hacked, in the latest attempt to attack PCs with malware.
A single law against hacking and spamming could stop the UK looking like a soft touch, according to the Communications Management Association.
The researcher who claims to have created code that can emulate and clone e-passports has given details of the purported hack.
UK resident Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking NASA and military installations.
Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.
Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into NASA systems, is due to fight his extradition to the US in the House of Lords on Monday.
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