British computer expert who stopped WannaCry global IT ransomware attack that hit the NHS is arrested and charged in the US for 'creating and distribu

Marcus Hutchins, the British computer expert who helped shut down a world-wide cyber attack that crippled the NHS, has been charged with creating banking malware, the US Department of Justice said. Hutchins discovered a 'kill-switch' for the virus after it paralysed thousands of NHS computers and claimed hundreds of thousands of victims around the world - including US courier service FedEx and German rail company Deutsche Bahn - in May. -- More...

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