Bail for arrested UK researcher who stopped WannaCry

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Out of custody on $30,000 surety.

Bail for arrested UK researcher who stopped WannaCry
A judge in Las Vegas set a US$30,000 (A$37,853) bail for a British cyber security researcher accused of advertising and selling malicious code used to pilfer banking and credit card information. Marcus Hutchins, also known as MalwareTech, won't be released until Monday United States time. His ...

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