ShortHand: The Man Who Saved The Internet

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Billions of dollars were lost and countless patient records destroyed when, in May 2017, the computer virus ‘WannaCry’ infected around half a million computers worldwide. 

But the downfall of the devastating computer code was brought about not by any sophisticated tech organisation or government agency – but by a single, 22-year-old reclusive cybersecurity expert living in rural England. Still, the fame that came with “saving the internet’ came at a cost – when Marcus Hutchins’ past cyber crimes got dragged into the limelight.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vveLaA-z3-o
https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet