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$FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo shows Marcus Hutchins, a British cybersecurity expert during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Hutchins, credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017 is about to learn his sentence for creating malware designed to steal banking information. He appears in federal court in Milwaukee on Friday, July 26. He pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to distribute malware called Kronos from 2012 to 2015. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

The Latest: Cyber expert gets time-served in malware case

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No prison for British cyber expert in malware case

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

$FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo shows Marcus Hutchins, a British cybersecurity expert during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. The British cybersecurity researcher hailed as a hero for credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017 has pleaded guilty to developing malware to steal banking information. Federal prosecutors in Wisconsin and Hutchins’ attorneys say in a Friday, April 19, 2019 filing that the 24-year-old is pleading guilty to developing the malware and conspiring to distribute it from 2012 to 2015. In exchange for his plea to those two charges, prosecutors are dismissing eight others. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

British cyber expert pleads guilty to creating malware

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British cyber expert pleads guilty to creating malware

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

$In this May 15, 2017, file photo, British cybersecurity researcher Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyberattack, pauses during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Hutchins is facing a new charge of lying to the FBI in an indictment accusing him of developing malware to steal banking information. The allegation is among four new charges federal prosecutors filed Wednesday, June 6, 2018, against Hutchins. It means he now faces 10 charges of computer fraud and trying to access computers without authorization. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

Marcus Hutchins, British researcher hailed for killing ‘WannaCry’ worm, charged in second indictment

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

$FILE - In this May 15, 2017, file photo, British cybersecurity researcher Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyberattack, pauses during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Hutchins is facing a new charge of lying to the FBI in an indictment accusing him of developing malware to steal banking information. The allegation is among four new charges federal prosecutors filed Wednesday, June 6, 2018, against Hutchins. It means he now faces 10 charges of computer fraud and trying to access computers without authorization. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

British cyber expert accused of lying to FBI about malware

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

$FILE - This May 15, 2017, file photo shows British cybersecurity expert Marcus Hutchins during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Hutchins, accused of creating and distributing malware designed to steal banking passwords, is headed to court Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Milwaukee for a hearing on what evidence may be used in the case. Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee say Hutchins acknowledged in recorded jailhouse phone calls that code he wrote wound up in malware, and they want to introduce that evidence. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

The Latest: Cyber expert’s attorney say FBI deceived him

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Correction: Cyberattack Fighter-Detained story

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

Call transcript reveals new details in cyber expert’s case

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

$FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo shows Marcus Hutchins, a British cybersecurity expert during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Hutchins once hailed as a hero for stopping the WannaCry computer virus that crippled computers worldwide will be in federal court in Milwaukee, Thursday, April 19, 2018, to try to weaken a criminal case against him by having his post-arrest statements tossed. Prosecutors filed charges against Hutchins last year, alleging he distributed a malicious software called Kronos to steal banking passwords from unsuspecting computer users. Hutchins pleaded not guilty to the charges in August. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

The Latest: British cybersecurity expert’s US case delayed

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Cybersecurity expert’s case delayed as new details emerge

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

$FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo shows British IT expert Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyberattack, during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Prosecutors have charged Hutchins and an unnamed co-defendant with conspiring to commit computer fraud in the state and elsewhere. Hutchins could enter a plea during a hearing Monday, Aug. 14, in Wisconsin federal court. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

The Latest: Attorney: British cyber expert will be cleared

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British cybersecurity expert pleads not guilty to US charges

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

$FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo shows British IT expert Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyberattack, during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. On Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, a computer law expert described the evidence so far presented to justify Hutchins' arrest in Las Vegas earlier in the week for allegedly creating and selling malicious banking software, as being problematic. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

The Latest: British cybersecurity figure’s detention options

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$FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo shows British IT expert Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyberattack, during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. On Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, a computer law expert described the evidence so far presented to justify Hutchins' arrest in Las Vegas earlier in the week for allegedly creating and selling malicious banking software, as being problematic. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

The Latest: Lawyer awaits UK cybersecurity expert’s release

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$FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo shows British IT expert Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyberattack, during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. On Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, a computer law expert described the evidence so far presented to justify Hutchins' arrest in Las Vegas earlier in the week for allegedly creating and selling malicious banking software, as being problematic. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$

US arraignment of British cybersecurity expert postponed

By KEN RITTER and IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

$FILE - In this Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo, British IT expert Marcus Hutchins speaks during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, has been arrested for allegedly creating and distributing banking malware, U.S. authorities say. Hutchins was detained in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, while flying back to Britain from Defcon, an annual gathering of hackers of IT security gurus. A grand jury indictment charges Hutchins with “creating and distributing” malware known as the Kronos banking Trojan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)$