Gary McKinnon , the British hacker who broke into military data processor take care for evidence of UFOs in the “ self-aggrandising military hack of all time , ” did so using his house computer and a 56k modem . I reckon we just lost our right wing to complain about not having Japan - fast broadband .
Using his own computer at home in London , McKinnon hack into 97 computers belonging to and used by the U.S. government between February 2001 and March 2002 .
McKinnon is incriminate of causing the entire U.S. Army ’s Military District of Washington net of more than 2,000 computing machine to be shut down for 24 hour .
Using a limited 56 - kbps dialup modem and the hacking name “ Solo ” he come up many U.S. security system systems used an insecure Microsoft Windows course of study with no password protection .
He then bribe off - the - shelf software package and scanned military web , saying he found expert testimonies from senior figure reporting that technology obtained from surplus - terrestrials did survive .
At the fourth dimension of his indictment , Paul McNulty , U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia , allege : “ Mr. McKinnon is charged with the heavy military figurer hack of all time . ”
He ’s currently expect extradition to the United States where , if convict , he ’ll face up up to 70 long time in slammer and up to $ 1.75 million in amercement . Let us experience about that alien technology first , Gary ! [ Valleywag ]
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