Collaborate Disseminate
Marcus Hutchins, the “accidental hero” who helped arrest the spread of the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak in 2017, will receive no jail time for his admitted role in authoring and selling malware that helped cyberthieves steal online bank account credentials from victims, a federal judge ruled Friday. Continue reading No Jail Time for “WannaCry Hero”
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
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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