Sentence examples for british hackers from inspiring English sources

Previous US attempts to extradite British hackers have become highly politicised.

But inevitably, British hackers like Gary McKinnon and businessmen like Christopher Tappin faced being parcelled off too.

As a result, British hackers who are charged with breaking into US computer systems are understandably eager to be tried in the UK.

LONDON (AP) — Two British hackers linked to the notorious Lulz Security group pleaded guilty on Monday to several computer crimes, the latest blow against online criminals whose exploits have grabbed headlines and embarrassed governments around the world.

The Falklands/Malvinas dispute moved into cyberspace this week, as British hackers attacked an Argentine game in which the country's police fight to reclaim the territory from British "terrorists".

Earlier this week, the Obama administration proposed new anti-hacking laws which would provide 20-year prison terms for hackers who "endanger national security" – and, under the Extradition Act, British hackers should be in no doubt that the government will gift-wrap them and deliver them to Washington.

The British hacker Gary McKinnon is diagnosed with Asperger's and it contributed to a government decision not to extradite him from Britain to the US on cybercrime charges.

Vauhini Vara, a contributor to The New Yorker's Web site, spoke with Vinnie Omari, a British hacker associated with Lizard Squad, about the group and its aims.

An August airstrike targeting a British hacker for the Islamic State (Isis) instead killed three civilians and wounded five more, the US military has announced.

An accused British hacker, Ryan Cleary, 20, was indicted by a US grand jury in June on charges related to LulzSec attacks on several media companies, including Sony Pictures.

The British hacker who broke into the Pentagon's and Nasa security systems today won a two-week stay on his extradition to the US.