Expert who found Wannacry kill switch arrested in different malware probe

Marcus Hutchins, the British computer expert who helped shut down the world-wide Wannacry cyber attack, has been charged with creating banking malware.

Expert who found Wannacry kill switch arrested in different malware probe

Marcus Hutchins, the British computer expert who helped shut down the world-wide Wannacry cyber attack, has been charged with creating banking malware.

The Wannacry virus brought down computer systems around the globe including HSE computers here. It affected 300,000 computers in 150 countries.

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