14-08-2017 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com

WannaCry savior pleads not guilty to creating banking malware

MalwareTech, the security researcher catapulted to global fame after stopping the WannaCry ransomware, has plead not guilty to creating software used to harvest banking credentials. The UK-based malware expert, whose real name is Marcus Hutchins, was arrested at the Virgin Atlantic business class lounge at Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport on August 3 as he waited for his flight home, after attending the DEF CON hacking conference. Here's a picture of @MalwareTechBlog and @marciahofmann before
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