NHS cyber attack hero 'admitted he created code to harvest bank details'

The British security expert hailed a hero for derailing a global cyber attack admitted to police he created a code which harvests bank details and hinted he sold it, a prosecutor told his US court hearing.

But Marcus Hutchins, from Ilfracombe, Devon, plans to plead not guilty to all six counts of creating and distributing the Kronos malware, his lawyer said after his appearance in Las Vegas on Friday.