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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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* m2 stares at the monitor... it looks like a hamburger...
m2 - that's a bad sign
(Score: 5, Insightful) by isostatic on Monday July 30 2018, @07:42PM
Marcus was arrested last year after attending a security conference inside the US.
And that was his mistake. You don't travel to hostile environments like North Korea or the US without a very good plan of what happens when the government takes an interest in you.