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posted by janrinok on Sunday June 10 2018, @11:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-not-going-his-way dept.

https://thehackernews.com/2018/06/marcus-hutchins-malware.html

Marcus Hutchins, the British malware analyst who helped stop global Wannacry menace, is now facing four new charges related to malware he allegedly created and promoted it online to steal financial information.

Hutchins, the 24-year-old better known as MalwareTech, was arrested by the FBI last year as he was headed home to England from the DefCon conference in Las Vegas for his alleged role in creating and distributing Kronos between 2014 and 2015.

Kronos is a Banking Trojan designed to steal banking credentials and personal information from victims' computers, which was sold for $7,000 on Russian online forums, and the FBI accused Hutchins of writing and promoting it online, including via YouTube.

Hutchins pleaded not guilty at a court hearing in August 2017 in Milwaukee and release on $30,000 bail.

However, earlier this week, a revised superseding indictment [PDF] was filed with the Wisconsin Eastern District Court, under which Hutchins faces four new charges along with the six prior counts filed against him by the FBI a month before his arrest.

According to the new indictment, Hutchins created a second piece of malware, known as "UPAS Kit," and also lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) when he was arrested and questioned last year in Las Vegas.

[...] As the news on the revised indictment broke, Hutchins, who has repeatedly denied any illegal activity, called the charges "bullshit" and appealed to his Twitter followers for donations to cover legal costs.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by requerdanos on Sunday June 10 2018, @07:57PM (2 children)

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Sunday June 10 2018, @07:57PM (#691170) Journal

    In defense damnation of eBay, they never know couldn't care less which side to pick as long as their pick moves the most dollars through their platform

    FTFY.

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  • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday June 11 2018, @01:58AM (1 child)

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Monday June 11 2018, @01:58AM (#691250) Homepage Journal

    But it doesn't, right? I used to work in PayPal when it was still part of eBay, so I know somethings about how it works. It is eBay's curse that they cater to 2nd-hand market and 2nd-hand market is full of shady sellers and buyers.

    I know you hate eBay, but let me tell you it is totally dependent on the demographic. There are countries where eBay competes directly with amazon, and there are countries where eBay is competes with craiglist.

    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by requerdanos on Monday June 11 2018, @05:42AM

      by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 11 2018, @05:42AM (#691292) Journal

      I know you hate eBay

      No, I merely dislike their capricious and uncaring standoffishness and their unevenly enforced policies. Doesn't mean I don't buy and sell things there.