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  <title type="html">UFO Hackers</title>
  <subtitle>UFO hackers — Gary McKinnon&#39;s NASA breach, the search for suppressed craft files, and the prosecutions that followed the intrusions.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-10-11T21:19:43+00:00</updated>
  <author><name>UFO Hackers</name></author><entry>
    <title type="html">The Ship Naming Rules Mc Kinnon Could Have Missed</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/naval-naming/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The Ship Naming Rules Mc Kinnon Could Have Missed" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:31:03+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:31:03+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/naval-naming/</id>
    <summary type="html">USS, USNS, service craft, chartered vessels and hull classifications make naval identities harder to verify than a simple name search suggests.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Could Before and After Images Test the Removal Claim</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/image-pairs/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Could Before and After Images Test the Removal Claim" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:52+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:52+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/image-pairs/</id>
    <summary type="html">Only preserved before-and-after files could show whether an object was removed, corrected, cropped or changed during routine image processing.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Why Suicide Risk Changed Mc Kinnon&#39;s Extradition Case</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/suicide-risk/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Why Suicide Risk Changed Mc Kinnon&#39;s Extradition Case" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:31+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:31+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/suicide-risk/</id>
    <summary type="html">The decisive issue was whether sending Gary McKinnon to the United States created a real and immediate risk of catastrophic self-harm.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">How the Forum Bar Rebalanced Hacker Extradition</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/forum-bar-8ff021/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How the Forum Bar Rebalanced Hacker Extradition" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:28+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:28+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/forum-bar-8ff021/</id>
    <summary type="html">The forum bar gave courts greater power to keep cases in Britain when much of the alleged conduct occurred there and extradition would be unjust.</summary>
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    <title type="html">When Does Extradition Become Inhumane for Vulnerable Defendants?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/disproportionate-harm/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="When Does Extradition Become Inhumane for Vulnerable Defendants?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:24+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:24+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/disproportionate-harm/</id>
    <summary type="html">Extradition may become disproportionate when removal, detention and disrupted care create severe risks beyond those of an ordinary prosecution.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Can a Domestic Trial Deliver Justice Without Extradition?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/domestic-trial/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Can a Domestic Trial Deliver Justice Without Extradition?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:22+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:22+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/domestic-trial/</id>
    <summary type="html">A home-country trial can preserve accountability while reducing family separation, treatment disruption and exposure to an unfamiliar prison system.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">What Mental Health Evidence Should Courts Actually Trust?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/evidence-test/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="What Mental Health Evidence Should Courts Actually Trust?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:20+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:20+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/evidence-test/</id>
    <summary type="html">Courts need more than a diagnosis; they must assess clinical quality, personal history, likely deterioration and the reality of available care.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Does Autism Reduce Responsibility for a Cybercrime Offence?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/autism-and-culpability/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Does Autism Reduce Responsibility for a Cybercrime Offence?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:17+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:17+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/autism-and-culpability/</id>
    <summary type="html">Autism may affect judgement or understanding, but courts must establish a clear connection between the condition and the offending behaviour.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Was the Extradition Treaty Stacked Against Mc Kinnon?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/treaty-balance/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Was the Extradition Treaty Stacked Against Mc Kinnon?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:10+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:10+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/treaty-balance/</id>
    <summary type="html">McKinnon&#39;s case exposed a dispute over whether similar legal thresholds concealed very different opportunities to challenge prosecution evidence.</summary>
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    <title type="html">Was Mc Kinnon Pressured to Plead Guilty?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/plea-pressure/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Was Mc Kinnon Pressured to Plead Guilty?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:08+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:08+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/plea-pressure/</id>
    <summary type="html">The proposed sentence gap raised fears that resisting extradition could pressure Gary McKinnon into pleading guilty in the United States.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Why Mc Kinnon&#39;s Damage Case Remains Unresolved</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/untested-claims/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Why Mc Kinnon&#39;s Damage Case Remains Unresolved" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:30:02+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:30:02+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/untested-claims/</id>
    <summary type="html">Extradition courts summarized the US case but did not determine whether each deletion, outage and claimed dollar loss was proved beyond reasonable doubt.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Why Did Mc Kinnon&#39;s Damage Estimate Drop?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/changing-totals/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Why Did Mc Kinnon&#39;s Damage Estimate Drop?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:29:58+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:29:58+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/changing-totals/</id>
    <summary type="html">Early reports cited about $900,000 in losses, while later extradition records usually stated more than $700,000.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">How 950 Passwords Deepened the Earle Intrusion</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/password-theft/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How 950 Passwords Deepened the Earle Intrusion" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:29:52+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:29:52+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/password-theft/</id>
    <summary type="html">Prosecutors said McKinnon returned in June 2001 and obtained about 950 passwords, turning an earlier foothold into prolonged network access.</summary>
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    <title type="html">What Ordinary Space Hardware Could Match Mc Kinnon&#39;s Description?</title>
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    <published>2026-08-03T16:28:42+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:28:42+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/known-objects/</id>
    <summary type="html">Rocket stages, cylindrical modules, tanks and nearby debris can all appear cigar-shaped when distance and low detail hide their identifying features.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Why an Unlisted Ship Is Not Proof</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/missing-names/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Why an Unlisted Ship Is Not Proof" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:28:11+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:28:11+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/missing-names/</id>
    <summary type="html">A ship name absent from public listings could reflect incomplete records, alternate naming systems, aliases or fictional planning data.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">The Legal Safeguard Mc Kinnon&#39;s Case Lacked</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/forum-bar/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The Legal Safeguard Mc Kinnon&#39;s Case Lacked" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:27:42+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:27:42+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/forum-bar/</id>
    <summary type="html">Extradition judges initially lacked a strong statutory power to keep McKinnon in Britain when a domestic prosecution appeared more just.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">What Made Up the $290,431 Earle Damage Claim?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/earle-costs/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="What Made Up the $290,431 Earle Damage Claim?" />
    <published>2026-08-03T16:27:42+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-03T16:27:42+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/earle-costs/</id>
    <summary type="html">The New Jersey indictment combined file restoration, erased logs, investigation and security work into a claimed loss of about $290,431.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Why Did Mc Kinnon Face Extradition to America?</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/extradition-71c0a2/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Why Did Mc Kinnon Face Extradition to America?" />
    <published>2026-08-02T23:12:03+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-02T23:12:03+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/extradition-71c0a2/</id>
    <summary type="html">The extradition fight centred on where the crime should be tried, the scale of possible punishment and pressure to accept a plea deal.</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Remotelyanywhere Per</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/remotelyanywhere-per/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Remotelyanywhere Per" />
    <published>2026-08-02T19:28:22+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-02T19:28:22+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/remotelyanywhere-per/</id>
    <summary type="html">After Gary McKinnon had obtained administrator privileges on poorly protected US government computers, his next objective was not to repeat the same login...</summary>
  </entry><entry>
    <title type="html">Lateral Movement Rou</title>
    <link href="https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/lateral-movement-rou/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Lateral Movement Rou" />
    <published>2026-08-02T19:28:21+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-08-02T19:28:21+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://ufo-hackers.isaackoi.com/lateral-movement-rou/</id>
    <summary type="html">One of the most important features of the Gary McKinnon case was that he did not need to connect directly to every military or NASA computer from his home...</summary>
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