Marcus Hutchins

Microsoft urges users to patch Windows systems vulnerable to BlueKeep attacks

BlueKeep exploit attempts are increasing, warns Microsoft, and the worst is still to come

• Security
• 08 November 2019

WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins spared jail in the US over links to Kronos banking Trojan

Judge sentences Hutchins to one year of 'supervised release' and fines him $100 for each count as restitution for victims of Kronos

• Security
• 26 July 2019

Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US charges of writing, distributing banking malware

Hutchins hit the limelight in 2017 after he stopped the spread of the WannaCry malware

• Security
• 23 April 2019

Kronos banking Trojan re-emerges after re-tooling and re-brand as Osiris

Germany, Japan and Poland targetted in new banking Trojan campaign, according to Proofpoint

• Security
• 26 July 2018

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

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

• Security
• 07 June 2018

Marcus Hutchins was coerced into admitting to cyber charges, his lawyers claim

Hutchins sleep-deprived and intoxicated at the time of his arrest, claim his lawyers

• Privacy
• 08 January 2018

British authorities knew about US plans to arrest Marcus Hutchins

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

• Security
• 21 August 2017

Hutchins pleads not guilty in Milwaukee court on six charges of writing and distributing malware

Marcus Hutchins appears in court a week after his release on bail following his airport arrest

• Security
• 14 August 2017

Security researcher who stopped WannaCry, arrested and charged with creating Kronos banking Trojan

Hutchins detained by FBI as he returned to the UK from Black Hat security conference

• Security
• 03 August 2017