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We can't know anything at this stage, but from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the guy wasn't anything but a white hat. There's also this: > Hutchins’ e

We can't know anything at this stage, but from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the guy wasn't anything but a white hat. There's also this: > Hutchins’ employer, cybersecurity firm Kryptos Logic, had been working closely with the US authorities to help them investigate the WannaCry malware. Hutchins handed over information on the kill switch to the FBI the day after he discovered it, and the chief executive of the firm, Salim Neino, testified in from of the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space & Technology the following month. If true, then the guy would have to be incredibly stupid and naive to live such a double life. Not to mention traveling to the US. Anything is possible, of course. The problem is that the guy has become well-known, and retracting such a mistake would be politically costly. This guy will probably have the book thrown at him. It's also a very bad thing for cyber security if researchers cannot do their jobs out of fear.

hota_mazi 9y ago
> We can't know anything at this stage, but from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the guy wasn't anything but a white hat. Yes, we can know. Did you even bother reading the indictment? He broke six US cyber laws in 2014, and that's why he was arrested. > If true, then the guy would have to be incredibly stupid and naive to live such a double life. Not to mention traveling to the US. Yes, I think you nailed that one. He's certainly not as smart as he thought for flying to the US after breaking US cyber laws just three years ago and thinking the US law enforcement would not notice. > It's also a very bad thing for cyber security if researchers cannot do their jobs out of fear. What are you talking about? He broke US law. Felonies don't go away just because you do one good deed.
- whipoodle 9y ago
  He is alleged to have broken the law, we don't know if he did things he is indicted for.
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- syshum 9y ago
  Guilty until proven innocent huh? You believe everything the government asserts, at face value?
wepple 9y ago
> If true, then the guy would have to be incredibly stupid and naive to live such a double life. If they're suggesting the crimes were committed 2014-2015 there's a good chance he found a legit income and retired from selling malware. But his past has caught up with him.

hota_mazi 9y ago

> We can't know anything at this stage, but from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the guy wasn't anything but a white hat. Yes, we can know. Did you even bother reading the indictment? He broke six US cyber laws in 2014, and that's why he was arrested. > If true, then the guy would have to be incredibly stupid and naive to live such a double life. Not to mention traveling to the US. Yes, I think you nailed that one. He's certainly not as smart as he thought for flying to the US after breaking US cyber laws just three years ago and thinking the US law enforcement would not notice. > It's also a very bad thing for cyber security if researchers cannot do their jobs out of fear. What are you talking about? He broke US law. Felonies don't go away just because you do one good deed.

whipoodle 9y ago
He is alleged to have broken the law, we don't know if he did things he is indicted for.
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syshum 9y ago
Guilty until proven innocent huh? You believe everything the government asserts, at face value?

wepple 9y ago

> If true, then the guy would have to be incredibly stupid and naive to live such a double life. If they're suggesting the crimes were committed 2014-2015 there's a good chance he found a legit income and retired from selling malware. But his past has caught up with him.