Tag: MalwareTech

07 JUN

MalwareTech says 4 new criminal charges are “bullsh*t”

Enlarge / Marcus Hutchins (R) the British cyber security expert accused of creating and selling malware that steals banking passwords arrives with his lawyers Marcia Homann (L) and Brian Klein (R) at US Federal Courthouse on August 14, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (credit: JOSHUA LOTT/AFP/Getty Images) Marcus Hutchins, the British security researcher known as MalwareTech, […]

20 OCT

Judge: MalwareTech is no longer under curfew, GPS monitoring

Enlarge / Marcus Hutchins, security researcher for Kryptos Logic. In May, he registered a domain name that neutralized the WCry ransomware worm. In August, he was charged with developing malware called Kronos. (credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images) A judge in Milwaukee has modified the pre-trial release conditions of Marcus Hutchins, also known online as “MalwareTech,” […]

18 AUG

Code chunk in Kronos malware used long before MalwareTech published it

Enlarge / Marcus Hutchins, security researcher for Kryptos Logic. In May, he registered a domain name that neutralized the WCry ransomware worm. In August, he was charged with developing malware called Kronos. (credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images) A chunk of code found in the Kronos bank-fraud malware originated more than six years before security researcher […]