He is alleged to be the biggest military computer hacker of all time, but the Briton facing extradition to the United States on charges of breaking into high-security US military computers was looking for no more than proof that UFOs really do exist, his lawyer says.

An interesting concept, this is the best story I have heard in sometime as to an explanation as to why a hacker did what he did.
Even more so considering the estimated damage caused by this hacker amounted to almost a US $1,000,000.

Gary McKinnon, arrested in London on Tuesday, had been indicted in 2002 on eight counts of computer related crime in 14 states by a US federal grand jury.
He faces extradition on allegations he broke into 53 US military and NASA computers between February 2001 and February 2002.
Mr McKinnon is charged with the biggest military computer hack of all time, said Paul McNulty, a US district attorney in the state of Virginia.

This Yahoo News report relates more of the story it makes for great reading and shows that no matter how smart you are you will eventually get caught.

Nokia Corp,the worlds leading mobile phone maker, announced Friday that it will join forces with the world’s largest chip maker, Intel Corp., to provide handset users faster voice and data services, including high-speed broadband connections to the Internet.

As a believer in improving services as much as possible this may prove to be a worthwhile joint venture…we the public and business as well should benefit.

The companies said the cooperation, using WiMAX technology for mobile clients, building network infrastructures and market development, will bring customers new services.
For mobile devices and notebook platforms, Intel and Nokia will work closely to identify and deliver the unique power and performance requirements of the technology, Nokia said. It will also create new opportunities for the consumer and enterprise markets.

This Yahoo News report explains in detail the proposed deal.