government computers (including NASA and Pentagon machines) and gaining access to 97 of them with his dial-up modem and some off-the-shelf software. McKinnon allegedly took over 2,000 computers offline at the U.S. Army Military District of Washington for 24...

to 97 of them with his dial-up modem and some off-the-shelf software. McKinnon allegedly took over 2,000 computers offline at the U.S. Army Military District of Washington for 24 hours and disable a network of 300 machines at a Naval weapons station in New...

over 73000 government computers, 97 of which he gained access to with his dial-up modem and some off the shelf software. In all, McKinnon managed to take over 2000 computers at the US Army Military District of Washington offline for a day and disable a network...

life on Earth. He claimed his journeys through U.S. government computer systems were only an attempt to satisfy that curiosity. In reality, McKinnon is being accused of bringing down the U.S. Army's Military District of Washington network for 24 hours, which...