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ONLYONAP Brit who cracked WannaCry: I'm no hero

(15 May 2017) The British man who halted the WannaCry cyber attack has told The Associated Press he's no hero, but was just "doing his job". IT expert Marcus Hutchins was hailed a hero after finding the "kill switch" for the malware which attacked computers around the world on Friday, including large parts of Britain's hospital network. The 22-year-old researcher spotted a hidden web address in the "WannaCry" code and made it official by registering its domain name. That move, which cost just 10.69 US dollars, redirected the attacks to the server of Kryptos Logic, the security company where he works. The server operates as a "sinkhole" to collect information about malware - and in Friday's case kept the malware from escaping. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...