No good deed goes unpunished. But why is DefCon still in the US? I think the creators of the conference might want to seriously think about holding it somewhere that isn't so hostile to pretty much everyone who attends.
Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
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Re: Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
#32Why are people in this thread so outraged without knowing any of the facts? For all we know there might be a legitimate charge on which he was arrested. As per him being untraceable, if he was not read his rights then the FBI just jeopardized their own case. If no one knows where he is, it's more likely that it's what Marcus wants at the moment rather than what the FBI wants.
>If no one knows where he is, it's more likely that it's what Marcus wants at the moment rather than what the FBI wants. Oh come on...
He could call his attorney have him release a statement right? Are you saying he is being denied access to a lawyer? Because that's a very serious charge and it would very silly of the FBI. IDK if I were arrested I would pray that the police abuse their power and deny me access to an attorney.
Re: Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
#33Why are people in this thread so outraged without knowing any of the facts? For all we know there might be a legitimate charge on which he was arrested. As per him being untraceable, if he was not read his rights then the FBI just jeopardized their own case. If no one knows where he is, it's more likely that it's what Marcus wants at the moment rather than what the FBI wants.
There's also the possibility that he was the target of some blackhat shenanigans:
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
I may be totally off base here but IIRC, before he ran MalwareTech and was a whitehat, he participated (and was an op) in fairly "shady" IRC channels, with his oldest nick I can recall being `Ntoskrnl`, dedicated to malware and malware development which even had a person ( Edit3: As pointed out in this thread, that person was `BetaMonkey/TouchMe`) who was selling a variant of a botnet drone client builder. Edit2: Fro…
Instead of apologizing for potentially spreading FUD and falsehoods, maybe you should refrain from posting until you have actual facts in hand?
Like the article itself?
Re: Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
I may be totally off base here but IIRC, before he ran MalwareTech and was a whitehat, he participated (and was an op) in fairly "shady" IRC channels, with his oldest nick I can recall being `Ntoskrnl`, dedicated to malware and malware development which even had a person ( Edit3: As pointed out in this thread, that person was `BetaMonkey/TouchMe`) who was selling a variant of a botnet drone client builder. Edit2: Fro…
Instead of apologizing for potentially spreading FUD and falsehoods, maybe you should refrain from posting until you have actual facts in hand?
> maybe you should refrain from posting until you have actual facts in hand?
Yeah, like the rest of the people commenting here, right? They have all the facts.
Re: Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
#38UK's National Cyber Security Centre on MalwareTech's arrest:
"We are aware of the situation. This is a law enforcement matter and it would be inappropriate to comment further."
Re: Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
#39As much as this article contains very little information,this sounds very much like something the US will do. Whenever someone has to be the butt of some global joke .....somehow the US has to be the one to step up. Taking someone into custody for 18 hours without giving the family or press any information. How different is this from Iran or North Korea? Two things could've happened here IMO. They asked for the domai…
>> this sounds very much like something the US will do.
As an American this sounds very much like something many, many, many countries around the world would do.
Re: Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
I may be totally off base here but IIRC, before he ran MalwareTech and was a whitehat, he participated (and was an op) in fairly "shady" IRC channels, with his oldest nick I can recall being `Ntoskrnl`, dedicated to malware and malware development which even had a person ( Edit3: As pointed out in this thread, that person was `BetaMonkey/TouchMe`) who was selling a variant of a botnet drone client builder. Edit2: Fro…
Instead of apologizing for potentially spreading FUD and falsehoods, maybe you should refrain from posting until you have actual facts in hand?
The grandparent is making a good point. It is entirely possible that the researcher is being prosecuted for something related to his past. It's not likely that he's being prosecuted for smuggling a small amount of drugs (for example), the FBI wouldn't be the one making the arrest.
Even if all the activities he has done in the past are completely legal the FBI could still try to wring him for them.