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Manage Alerts | What Is This? LONDON, England (AP) -- A British court recommended Wednesday that a man be extradited to the U.S. where he is wanted for allegedly committing the largest-ever attack on the United States government computer networks -- including Army, Air Force, Navy and NASA systems.
Gary McKinnon, 40, of London, has been indicted in New Jersey and northern Virginia on charges of illegally accessing 97 computers, causing $
"My intention was never to disrupt security, the fact that I logged on and there were no passwords means that there was no security," McKinnon said, outside the hearing at London's Bow Street Magistrates Court. "I was looking for UFOs." McKinnon, who was arrested in 2002, has fought his extradition by claiming he could face prosecution under U.S. anti-terror laws.
The suspect is accused of hacking into U.S. government computers including a system at the Pentagon between February 2001 and March 2002.Court records in Virginia said McKinnon caused $
In New Jersey, McKinnon was accused of hacking into a network of 300 computers at the Earle Naval Weapons Station in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and stealing 950 passwords.
The break-in -- which occurred immediately after the September 11 terrorist attacks -- shut down the whole system for a week, Evans said. The station is responsible for replenishing the Atlantic fleet's munitions and supplies. Edward Lawson, another attorney for McKinnon, told an earlier hearing the suspect feared prosecution by a U.S. military commission, under powers introduced after the September 11 attacks. Lawson said an "unsigned and anonymous" diplomatic note from the U.S. Embassy in London that said McKinnon would not be subject to Military Order No. 1, offered no reassurance he would be dealt with in federal courts.
Military Order No. 1 allows U.S. President George W. Bush to detain terror suspects without trial or put them before military courts.
1.Which of the following statements about McKinnon is NOT true?
A. He was accused in two U.S. state courts.
B. He will be extradited to Britain.
C. The targets of his hacking include Pentagon.
D. His hacking caused the shutdown of hundreds of computers.
2. By saying "I was looking for UFOs.” McKinnon meant that ________.
A. he wanted to explore the outer space.
B. he showed keen interest about aliens
C. he want to access things forbidden to him
D. he has mental problems and could not control his behaviors.
3. Earle Naval Weapons Station’s network _______.
A. lost information about the number of munitions.
B. was hacked by McKinnon in the year when September 11 has occurred.
C. was shutdown after his hacking .
D. provide service for fleet munitions and air forces.
4. McKinnon did not want to be extradited to U.S. because ______.
A. he was not subject to Military Order No.1
B. he feared he could face severe prosecution under anti-terror laws.
C. because his country has close relationship with U.S.
D. because he committed he hacking unintentionally.
5. From this passage we can infer that______.
A. U.S. military networks are fragile.
B. U.S. military networks have been the targets of hackers.
C. hackers think themselves heroes.
C. extradition can be an efficient way to suppress criminals.
