wannacry
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Security Researcher Marcus Hutchins, Who Helped Stop WannaCry, Sentenced To Supervised Release
The security researcher who is credited with helping stop the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, Marcus Hutchins, was sentenced to time served and a year of supervised release this week after he pleaded guilty to unrelated malware charges earlier this year.
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US Hits ‘WannaCry Hero’ With More Malware Charges
Photo: AP Federal prosecutors charged security researcher Marcus Hutchins — better known by his online handle MalwareTech — with four new charges accusing him of creating and promoting malware used to steal financial information. Hutchins, recognised as the person responsible for stopping the spread of the WannaCry ransomware attack, called the charges “bullshit.”
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US Publicly Blames North Korea For The WannaCry Ransomware Attack
President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, claimed that North Korean hackers were behind this year’s massive, global WannaCry ransomware attack.
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The WannaCry Ransomware Attackers Are Cashing Out Their Bitcoin At A Dangerous Time
When the WannaCry ransomware attack hit back in May, it was really good at causing chaos but not so great at generating ransom money. Some analysts said that the attackers were amateurish in their methods. If the people behind the malware are as clumsy as they seem, they should be worried, because they recently started…