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"After sending the emails, I exchanged about 300 additional messages with affected parties to clarify the issue. I have received almost 2,000 thank-you emails,
by NickBusey 8y ago
"After sending the emails, I exchanged about 300 additional messages with affected parties to clarify the issue. I have received almost 2,000 thank-you emails, 30 false positives, 2 scammer/spammer accusations, and 1 threat to call the Canadian police," Smitka said.
- pjc50 8y ago> 1 threat to call the Canadian police Fairly good hit rate. People have been jailed for performing "unsolicited pentesting" before. And @malwaretech is currently stuck in the US indefinitely for intervening in the WannaCry command-and-control system. (fixed handle, sorry)
- Rotdhizon 8y agoCan you elaborate or give some links about that malwarebytes statement? I'd really like to read up about that.
- pjc50 8y agoWrong name, sorry. https://www.wired.com/story/wannacry-malwaretech-arrest/ https://www.wired.com/story/wannacry-malwaretech-arrest/
- yorwba 8y agoThat article contradicts your claim that he was arrested "for intervening in the WannaCry command-and-control system". Upon his arrest, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Hutchins, charging that he created the Kronos banking trojan, a widespread piece of malware used to steal banking credentials for fraud.
- Rotdhizon 8y agoAh I knew about that. I thought you meant the actual company malwarebytes was like stuck in the US and couldn't go overseas or something.
- bradstewart 8y agoIts @malwaretech/malwaretechblog, not malwarebytes. https://twitter.com/MalwareTechBlog https://twitter.com/MalwareTechBlog
- ryanlol 8y ago>malwaretech is currently stuck in the US indefinitely for intervening in the WannaCry command-and-control system. Utter nonsense. Who told you this?
- baby 8y agoNot sure why your getting downvoted. GP is spreading FUD.
- halotrope 8y agoI got one of his emails. Send a thank you email and some beer money as a thank you. Funny to see it on HN now.