The leader of one of the oldest and most well known Internet software piracy groups, Hew Raymond Griffiths has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement charges, in one of the first extraditions for an intellectual property offense.
Griffiths, a British national living in Bateau Bay, Australia was extradited in February 2007 to face charges in U.S. District Court.
UFO-Hunting Hacker To Be Extradited
A British hacker who broke into U.S. military systems (including those of the Pentagon, Army, Navy, and Air Force, among others) may be extradited to the United States. Gary McKinnon would be “charged with the biggest military computer hack of all time,” according to U.S. Attorney Paul McNulty.
Historys Most Successful Hacker To Be Extradited
The United States has begun extradition proceedings for an alleged British hacker, accused of hacking into almost 100 US military and NASA computer networks.