Briton Jailed - Hacked Top Secret Military Computers.

[Dentafrice]

But it wasn't just left 'open' for someone to walk in, I have to say your example there is wrong..

He has admitted breaking into the computers from his London home

Breaking into.. not just accessing, but breaking into, when someone breaks into a house, and walks back out the front door.. that is still breaking and entering.

[Mr.Sam]

well it obviously couldn't have been secure if one man got in, I'll edit my example.

someone left a room full of information open with only an old rotten gate in the way, he broke the old rubbish gate, walked in looked around and walked back out, then the room owner locked the room up after the man alerted them to the problem and decides to kill him, where as if the man didn't walk in an evil man could have and got information for other purposes.

[Dentafrice]

"Prosecutors say he altered and deleted files at a naval air station not long after the 11 September attacks in 2001, rendering critical systems inoperable."

Didn't do anything with the information? Hmm..

It doesn't matter if it was secured or not, it was still Unauthorized Access, which is defined as:

"Unauthorized access" entails approaching, trespassing within, communicating with, storing data in, retrieving data from, or otherwise intercepting and changing computer resources without consent. These laws relate to either or both, or any other actions that interfere with computers, systems, programs or networks.

It doesn't say anything such as "unless the computer was not secured", or "unless the user did not do anything to the information"..

The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act states all of this.

http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/computer-hacking/

[alexxxxx]

He shouldn't have been extradited because the US refused to extradite soldiers resposible for the killings of british journalists in Afghanistan and he didn't even commit a crime in the USA, he commited it here in the UK. He also shouldn't be extradited because of the USA's terrible human rights record with prisoners as they have been proven to torture.

The European Court of Human Rights will block the extradition. I hope.

[Jordy]

I must say he makes me proud to be British. Everyone's saying we're no longer World Leaders in this and that, however this guy is a World Class hacker, kudos to him!

[Leetzgirl]

Why kill him when top services can use him to hack things? :|

******s

[N-Dubz]

he shouldnt be killed for there own problem, they should have had better security considering all the secrets the NASA have.

or hey.. maybe we shouldnt store everything on computers!!!!

[Pyroka]

Why kill him when top services can use him to hack things? :|

******s

Well, theyre dumb aren't they. Not many great hackers around nowadays... Instead of killing him, sentence him to working in the CIA with a reduced payment scheme. Is that such a bad life?

[GommeInc]

Killing someone for not doing damage? Stupid really, he shouldn't be given a lengthy prison sentence nor "fried" when he did no apparent damage. It could of been worse, he could of done serious damage.

[Leetzgirl]

Well, theyre dumb aren't they. Not many great hackers around nowadays... Instead of killing him, sentence him to working in the CIA with a reduced payment scheme. Is that such a bad life?

I knoww.

Maybe they can have tighter secruity on that but still; i would work for CIA if i hacked the system.