Why is the FBI going after WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins (@MalwareTechBlog)? @emptywheel has an interesting theory.https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yww85w/malwaretech-marcus-hutchins-wannacry-kronos-legal-explainer …
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What exactly is the theory?? The article is chewed-up old info, speculation, and unanswered questions.
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Aug 2016: No interest in arrested MWT bc Kronos is unimportant. May 2017: A back door search makes MWT--but not Kronos--look very different.
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So? What is the theory? Both facts were already widely known and he was indicted for Kronos.
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Aug 2016: No interest in arrested MWT bc Kronos is unimportant. May 2017: A back door search makes MWT--but not Kronos--look very different.
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Not sure what you're suggesting. Also, you DID note the bit about Kelihos?
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Not suggesting anything; asking. I spent significant time to read this article and didn't learn anything I didn't already know.
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The arrest was not because of the Kronos allegations, bc they would have arrested him in 2016. They're looking at something else.
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