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The malware researcher has pleaded guilty to two out of 10 charges; one with creating the Kronos malware and the other with conspiracy. Continue reading WannaCry Hero Pleads Guilty to Kronos Malware Charges
A cybersecurity researcher known for helping stop the global spread of the WannaCry ransomware variant has pleaded guilty to computer hacking crimes related to the creation of banking malware. Marcus Hutchins, a British cybersecurity researcher, was accused of writing malware known as Kronos in 2014. According to a 2017 indictment, Hutchins allegedly created and updated Kronos while another unidentified person sold the malware on dark web marketplace AlphaBay and other cybercrime forums. Kronos was designed to steal log-in credentials and other financial information from online banking websites that are accessible via Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Hutchins’ arrest made waves in the cybersecurity community after he was detained by FBI agents at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas following the 2017 DEF CON security conference. Days later, he pleaded not guilty in federal court in Milwaukee. His trial was expected to begin this summer. The two counts that Hutchins pleaded guilty to […]
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Marcus Hutchins, a 24-year-old blogger and malware researcher arrested in 2017 for allegedly authoring and selling malware designed to steal online banking credentials, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy and to making, selling or advertising illegal wiretapping devices. Continue reading Marcus “MalwareTech” Hutchins Pleads Guilty to Writing, Selling Banking Malware
The researcher who helped stop the WannaCry ransomware pleaded guilty to two counts of hacking for writing banking malware in 2014. Continue reading ‘WannaCry Hero’ Marcus Hutchins Pleads Guilty to Making Banking Malware
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WannaCry ransomware hero is facing charges in the United States for developing Kronos banking trojan. In August 2017, Marcus Hutchins (@MalwareTechBlog on Twitter) aka WannaCry ransomware hero was arrested in the United States by the FBI and c… Continue reading New variant of Kronos banking trojan spotted using Tor network
The Feds say Marcus Hutchins is behind both the UPAS Kit backdoor and the Kronos banking trojan. Continue reading WannaCry Kill Switch Hero Faces New Charges, But Code Evals Say Little
Marcus Hutchins, the British malware analyst who helped stop global Wannacry menace, is now facing four new charges related to malware he allegedly created and promoted it online to steal financial information.
Hutchins, the 24-year-old better known a… Continue reading Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry-killer, hit with four new charges by the FBI
The British man charged in the U.S. with developing the “Kronos” banking malware has been indicted under a new set of criminal accusations that say he developed and sold the “UPAS Kit” spybot virus. The new indictment also charges the man, Marcus Hutchins, with lying to the FBI about knowing his code was a part of Kronos. Hutchins, who has repeatedly denied any illegal activity and is now living in California on bail, responded quickly on Twitter, saying “these [expletive]nuggets just won’t give up.” He quickly deleted that tweet. Hutchins’ defense team has been continuously battling federal prosecutors over evidence used in the case. While the court continues to consider the defense’s arguments about the original charges, prosecutors dropped a new indictment this week. The charges of lying come from an exchange that Hutchins’ defense team is disputing and hoping to see dismissed. It was an Aug. 2, 2017, discussion — while Hutchins was in federal custody — […]
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The 23-year-old cybersecurity expert, Marcus Hutchins (@Malwaretech on Twitter), who
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It’s been a busy few weeks in cybercrime news, justifying updates to a couple of cases we’ve been following closely at KrebsOnSecurity. In Ukraine, the alleged ringleader of the Avalanche malware spam botnet was arrested after eluding authorities in the wake of a global cybercrime crackdown there in 2016. Separately, a case that was hailed as a test of whether programmers can be held accountable for how customers use their product turned out poorly for 27-year-old programmer Taylor Huddleston, who was sentenced to almost three years in prison for making and marketing a complex spyware program. Continue reading Bot Roundup: Avalanche, Kronos, NanoCore