'Biggest Military Hack of All Time' Was Done Over a 56k Connection

Gizmodo ^ | 4:30 PM on Sat Aug 2 2008 | Gizmodo

[CarrotAndStick]

Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who broke into military computers looking for evidence of UFOs in the "biggest military hack of all time," did so using his home computer and a 56k modem. I think we just lost our rights to complain about not having Japan-fast broadband.

Using his own computer at home in London, McKinnon hacked into 97 computers belonging to and used by the U.S. government between February 2001 and March 2002.

McKinnon is accused of causing the entire U.S. Army's Military District of Washington network of more than 2,000 computers to be shut down for 24 hours.

Using a limited 56-kbps dialup modem and the hacking name "Solo" he found many U.S. security systems used an insecure Microsoft Windows program with no password protection.

He then bought off-the-shelf software and scanned military networks, saying he found expert testimonies from senior figures reporting that technology obtained from extra-terrestrials did exist.

At the time of his indictment, Paul McNulty, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said: "Mr. McKinnon is charged with the biggest military computer hack of all time."

He's currently awaiting extradition to the United States where, if convicted, he'll face up to 70 years in jail and up to $1.75 million in fines. Let us know about that alien technology first, Gary! [Valleywag]

[norraad]

They weren’t concerned as a private sector employee couldn’t possibly know as much as a government one.

Something uber-prophetic about that statement, I'll leave it for others to fully interpret.

[anymouse]

After McKinnon hacked into the Military computer, he was surprised to see this:

[dragonblustar]

Gary can write a book and cover the cost of the fines.

[dragonblustar]

ping

[Quix]

Thanks.

Given all the givens . . .

He broke the law.

However, the criminal traitorous satanic globalist powers that be . . . are a law unto themselves.

They are supposed to be the people’s servants.

They have no moral nor other right to hide tons of things ehy are hiding in order to bring about the global government and the deaths of [they hope, plan and think] more than 5 billion people.