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"Marcus Hutchins registered the domain embedded in WannaCry, activating its kill switch and sharply curtailing the ransomware outbreak."

WIRED reports that Hutchins registered the domain in WannaCry's code, effectively neutering the malware and cutting short what would otherwise have been a much worse epidemic.

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Source title Hackers Are Trying to Reignite WannaCry With Nonstop Botnet Attacks
Source authors Andy Greenberg
Source year 2017
Confidence high
Importance mid
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