US court did not extend prison sentence to a hacker who stopped WannaCry

Marcus Hutchins, well-known in cyberspace under the pseudonym “MalwareTech”, did not receive extension of a prison sentence.

Markus Hutchins, originally British, according to the judge, did a lot of positive things. “Too many positives on other side of ledger”, — Judge J. P. Stadmueller said.

The court hints at participation of MalwareTech in suppressing activity of the scary WannaCry cryptographer and success in the study of malware.

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As was reported, in April, Hutchins was convicted of creating and distributing malware. Hacker was arrested even earlier – in August 2017.

US law enforcement officers detained him at the Las Vegas airport. In court, MalwareTech apologized to all the victims, as well as his family and friends.

“I regret these actions and accept full responsibility for my mistakes,” Hutchins wrote in a statement posted on his website. “Having grown up, I’ve since been using the same skills that I misused several years ago for constructive purposes. I will continue to devote my time to keeping people safe from malware attacks.”

Now the researcher will be allowed to return to the UK.