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Following his work on the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, [[HackerOne]] rewarded him with a cheque of 10,000 USD. Hutchins plans to donate it to a charity organisation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/16/british-expert-foiled-cyber-attack-gives-7800-reward-charity/|title=British IT expert who foiled cyber attack gives £7,800 reward to charity|work=[[Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref> Following this, British tabloids [[doxing|doxed]] him by publishing his name and full address. He has said his life is now in danger and that he's been forced to move house.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Khomami|first1=Nadia|title=Ransomware attack hero condemns 'super-invasive' tabloids|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/22/ransomware-attack-hero-marcus-hutchins-super-invasive-tabloids|website=The Guardian|accessdate=22 May 2017|date=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=This man saved the NHS from a huge hack. What happened next was terrible|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/marcus-hutchins-cyber-security-nhs-attack-wannacry-malware-twitter-tabloids-a7747126.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=22 May 2017|date=21 May 2017}}</ref> |
Following his work on the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, [[HackerOne]] rewarded him with a cheque of 10,000 USD. Hutchins plans to donate it to a charity organisation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/16/british-expert-foiled-cyber-attack-gives-7800-reward-charity/|title=British IT expert who foiled cyber attack gives £7,800 reward to charity|work=[[Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref> Following this, British tabloids [[doxing|doxed]] him by publishing his name and full address. He has said his life is now in danger and that he's been forced to move house.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Khomami|first1=Nadia|title=Ransomware attack hero condemns 'super-invasive' tabloids|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/22/ransomware-attack-hero-marcus-hutchins-super-invasive-tabloids|website=The Guardian|accessdate=22 May 2017|date=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=This man saved the NHS from a huge hack. What happened next was terrible|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/marcus-hutchins-cyber-security-nhs-attack-wannacry-malware-twitter-tabloids-a7747126.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=22 May 2017|date=21 May 2017}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Leveson Inquiry]] |
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* [[News International phone hacking scandal]] |
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== References == |
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Marcus Hutchins, known as MalwareTech, is a British cybersecurity worker and white-hat hacker[1] who put a temporary end to the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack.[2][3][4][5]
Hutchins lives in North Devon, England,[6] and works at the Los Angeles-based cybersecurity firm Kryptos Logic,[2] He runs a technology blog called MalwareTech in which he details how he did it.[7] Hutchins is presently working with the UK government's National Cyber Security Centre to ensure that other, more-powerful cyber-attacks by the same group can be thwarted.[8]
While in school, he was accused of hacking the school's computer system. He later failed in his IT exams.[9]
Following his work on the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, HackerOne rewarded him with a cheque of 10,000 USD. Hutchins plans to donate it to a charity organisation.[10] Following this, British tabloids doxed him by publishing his name and full address. He has said his life is now in danger and that he's been forced to move house.[11][12]
References
- ^ 'White hat' who foiled hackers says he is no hero, Strait Times (May 17, 2017).
- ^ a b Khomami, Nadia (15 May 2017). "'Accidental hero' who halted cyber-attack is English blogger aged 22". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "The 22-year-old who saved the world from a malware virus has been named". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "The man who accidentally saved the world from the NHS hack failed his IT GCSE". The Independent. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "'I'm not a hero' says researcher who accidentally halted cyber attack". Evening Standard. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Rachael Revesz, Man who saved the NHS from hackers says 'super invasive' British tabloids are forcing him to move house, Independent (May 21, 2017).
- ^ "How to Accidentally Stop a Global Cyber Attacks - MalwareTech". www.malwaretech.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Hero who thwarted NHS virus is working with government spooks to prevent another attack". Daily Express (United Kingdom). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "I'm no hero, says Marcus Hutchins, who halted global cyber attack but failed IT in school". Straits Times. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "British IT expert who foiled cyber attack gives £7,800 reward to charity". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Khomami, Nadia (22 May 2017). "Ransomware attack hero condemns 'super-invasive' tabloids". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "This man saved the NHS from a huge hack. What happened next was terrible". The Independent. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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