LONDON, England (CNN) -- The European Court of Human Rights cleared the way Thursday for the extradition of a British man to the United States, where prosecutors say he hacked into computers at a variety of military installations including the Pentagon, U.S. Navy, and NASA. Gary McKinnon had appealed to the court to block his extradition, but the court announced Thursday it was refusing his request. The U.S. government says McKinnon carried out the biggest military computer hacking of all time, accessing 97 computers from his home in London and costing the government about $1 million.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The European Court of Human Rights cleared the way Thursday for the extradition of a British man to the United States, where prosecutors say he hacked into computers at a variety of military installations including the Pentagon, U.S. Navy, and NASA.
Gary McKinnon had appealed to the court to block his extradition, but the court announced Thursday it was refusing his request.
The U.S. government says McKinnon carried out the biggest military computer hacking of all time, accessing 97 computers from his home in London and costing the government about $1 million.
