Marcus Hutchins faces new charges over malware creation and lying to the FBI

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Hutchins calls 'bullshit' on new charges that 'reset the clock' in legal case

Marcus Hutchins, the security researcher who stopped the WannaCry outbreak last year and was later arrested in the US following his attendance at a security conference, is to face new charges alleg...

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