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Posted on September 5, 2017 at 06:17 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

I, like many, responded with more than a bit of incredulity to the news that the WannaCry blocking guy had been arrested. How could the person who single-handedly blocked WannaCry be guilty of the of the crimes attributed to him by the FBI?

Now, I see that it’s not so simple.

Brian Krebs just published an excellent, thorough article about Marcus Hutchins, the WannaCry guy. Well worth a read.

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