NHS computer hero pleads guilty to hacking charges in the US

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The cyber expert was hailed as a hero in May 2017 when he found a ‘kill-switch’ that slowed the effects of the WannaCry virus that hit more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries.

Marcus Hutchins, a British cybersecurity expert during an interview in Ilfracombe, England.

Marcus Hutchins, 24, from Ilfracombe, Devon, who is also known as Malwaretech, said he had admitted two charges relating to writing malware. Documents from a court in Wisconsin say Hutchins helped create and sell ‘malicious computer code’ known as Kronos.It said: ‘The malware was designed to target banking information and to work on many types of web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome.

 

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