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		thieving_magpie on Aug 3, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detaine... removed, misunderstood parent.

justboxing on Aug 3, 2017 [–]

> Since we're all speculating,

No we are not. He was here for Black Hat and DEFCON

> Shortly before his arrest, Hutchins was in Las Vegas during Black Hat and Def Con, two annual hacking conferences.

Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywp8k5/researcher...

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