DEFENDANT RECORD
Marcus Hutchins
sentenced
Aliases: MalwareTech
Security researcher who halted WannaCry; pleaded guilty to early malware development; sentenced to time served.
Key Facts
Status
SENTENCED
Current legal state
Sentence
N/A
Pending / None
Restitution
$0
Mandatory restitution
Cases
1
Federal dockets
- Legal Disposition: sentenced.
- Nationality: United Kingdom.
- Total Imprisonment: Pending / None.
- Court Restitution: None ordered.
Prosecution Matters & Evidentiary Summary
Docket 2:17-cr-00124 · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. v. Marcus Hutchins (Kronos Banking Malware)
sentenced 2017-07-12
British malware researcher who previously halted the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak charged with authoring the Kronos banking trojan and UPAS kit years earlier as a teenager.
Target Sector: Banking, Consumer Finance · Loss: $1.5 million
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