The young man who helped stop wannacry detained by the fbi

WannaCry has been one of the most talked about terms in recent months. The ransomware put users, institutions and companies from around the world in check with its attack. Luckily he managed to be stopped. A young British man named Marcus Hutchins devised a way to stop ransomware.

The young man who helped stop WannaCry detained by the FBI

His idea helped many users to obtain a solution and helped stop the progress of this attack. Now, while attending a conference in the United States, the Briton has been detained by the FBI. The reason for your arrest? We tell you everything below.

Relationship with banking malware

Marcus has allegedly been accused of having created (or involved in creating) a malware designed to infiltrate the banks' computer system. This malware is called Kronos, probably someone has heard something about it before.

The FBI comments that Marcus along with another partner created the malware in 2014. As they comment, the idea was to commit a crime against the United States. Reason why he is detained now. It has also been commented that Marcus promoted malware on AlphaBay and that Kronos was malware that could cause anyone to seize someone else's credentials.

At the moment the Briton is waiting to be brought to justice. So the story is not over yet. But it seems that he has gone from being considered a hero by many in his fight against WannaCry, to a villain with his legal problems.