British authorities knew about US plans to arrest Marcus Hutchins

Tom Allen
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Hutchins is living in LA while awaiting trial
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Hutchins is living in LA while awaiting trial

GCHQ allowed Hutchins to fly and be arrested to avoid extradition battle

Leaders at intelligence and security organisation GCHQ were aware that the FBI was watching Marcus Hutchins - the security researcher who helped to stop the spread of the WannaCry ransomware earlie...

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