Security News > 2019 > April > Marcus “MalwareTech” Hutchins Pleads Guilty to Writing, Selling Banking Malware
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2019-04-19 21:58
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.