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U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware
Legal // August 04, 2017

A British-based cybersecurity researcher has been arrested by U.S. authorities on charges that he conspired to advertise and sell Kronos banking malware. Reuters reported on the news, which came from a court filing unsealed Thursday. Marcus Hutchins, 23, was detained in Las Vegas on suspicion...

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Marcus Hutchins, a 23-year-old British cybersecurity researcher and employee of L.A.-based Kryptos Logic, was arrested earlier this month in Las Vegas for building and selling malicious code known as “Kronos,” which was used to hack into and steal banking credentials between July 2014 and 2015. The Kronos malware was distributed as an email attachment. Once […]

U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware

August 04, 2017
A British-based cybersecurity researcher has been arrested by U.S. authorities on charges that he conspired to advertise and sell Kronos banking malware. Reuters reported on the news, which came from...