No Jail Time for “WannaCry Hero”

2019-07-29 22:07

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.

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