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WannaCry 'hero' arrested for creating other malware

Megha Jain

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A young cyber expert who stopped the WannaCry global cyber attack has been arrested in the US for allegedly conspiring to advertise and sell a malicious software that targeted bank accounts. Marcus Hutchins, who saved the NHS from cyber criminals, was at a hacking conference in Las Vegas when he was arrested by the FBI. Hutchins was jointly charged with another individual who was not named.