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The MalwareTech (Marcus Hutchins) Case Resets to Zero

posted by chromas on Monday July 30 2018, @04:38PM   Printer-friendly
from the windows-TCO dept.

canopic jug writes:

Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler has written a summary of the current state of the case against Marcus Hutchins. Marcus is also known online as MalwareTech and came into the spotlight last year for stopping another global outbreak of more Microsoft Windows malware.

In short, she covers the following five points about the case:

  • Motion for a Bill of Particulars with respect to CFAA charges [...]
  • Challenge to Seventh Count (CFAA) [...]
  • Motion to dismiss the whole damn indictment [...]
  • Motion to dismiss wiretapping because Congress never intended to charge foreigners with wiretapping and none of the rest of this happened in the United States [...]
  • Motion to compel the identity of Randy [...]

Marcus was arrested last year after attending a security conference inside the US.

Earlier on SN:
Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry-Killer, Hit With Four New Charges by the FBI (2018)
Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con (2017)
"Biggest Ransomware Attack in History" Hits Around 100 Countries, Disrupts UK's NHS (2017)

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Snotnose on Monday July 30 2018, @05:20PM (2 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Monday July 30 2018, @05:20PM (#714824)

    His legal state may be zero, but what has he spent on legal bills and time wasted so for?

    It's not like if he wins the guv'mint will repay his legal bills.

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday July 30 2018, @07:41PM (1 child)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Monday July 30 2018, @07:41PM (#714901) Homepage Journal

    When Trump or maybe it was Cohen sued Stormy Daniels, a whole bunch of GoFundMe projects sprung up so as to pay her legal bills, with the result that a few million dollars were raised.

    Here's to hoping all that money was ultimately given to her.

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    Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:29AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:29AM (#714999)

      Her lawyers probably got paid, the remainder probably went into the Democratic Party's "Trump floozy lawyer fund".