WannaCry hacking 'hero' Marcus Hutchins is facing a criminal sentence rather than fighting cyber crime | deep dive by cjmcgoogan
It was a Friday morning when computers around the world first froze and outdated Windows home screens were replaced with WannaCry’s red ransom note, which demanded $300 in return for access. Before long, some 300,000 computers in 150 countries from Colombia to China were locked, causing millions of pounds worth of damage.
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