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May 16, 2017 03:42 pm GMT
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The guy who stopped WannaCry just wants to be left alone
The guy known as MalwareTech is sure getting a lot of attention, very suddenly.
The British security researcher stopped the WannaCry ransomware from spreading further with a brilliant albeit accidental trick — he bought an unregistered domain linked to the malware, thus inadvertently activating a "kill switch."
For his endeavour, he was awarded a $10,000 bounty by HackerOne, a network of ethical hackers and bug bounty programs.
He said on Twitter that he plans to split the bounty between charities and educational resources for students who cannot afford them: Read more...
More about Ransomware, Wannacry, Malwaretech, and TechOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/xEOax-ZNxNg/
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