A British cyber security expert who was hailed a “hero” for unravelling the NHS hacking scam has thanked his supporters in his first public comments since he was arrested in the US. Marcus Hutchins, 23, from Ilfracombe, Devon, was arrested on August 2 at Las Vegas’s McCarran Airport on his return from the Def Con hacking convention and is accused by American authorities of creating malware software. Also known on the internet as “MalwareTech”, Mr Hutchins posted the comments after being granted internet access following a court appearance. He wrote: “There’s a lot of people I’d like to thank for amazing support over the past 11 days, which I will do when I get a chance to publish my blog. “I’m still on trial, still…

Source: The Times August 15, 2017 11:03 UTC