But the judges ruled that the extradition was lawful and proportionate to his crime, which U.S.prosecutors have called "the biggest military computer hack of all time."
VOA: standard.2009.07.31
Mr. Hurst on Monday alleged that the tabloid had directed two private investigators tohack his computer.
In December 2011, HAMMOND conspired tohack into computer systems used by Stratfor, a private firm that provides governments and others with independent geopolitical analysis.