WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes

Well, Mueller Time has come and gone. We watched the former special counsel testify before not one but two congressional committees, and it went pretty much as expected, in that Mueller dropped no bombshells that weren't already in his 448-page report. Which honestly should still be more than enough for Congress to act.


Elsewhere in DC, Democrats continued to call for election security reform, and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell continued not to entertain the idea. And one law that did pass this week was New York's revenge porn legislation, a welcome step that underscores the difficulty in crafting those bills effectively.


Remember the Equifax hack? What a mess! Nearly two years later, the credit bureau has finally reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Equifax will pay up to $700 million for its carelessness, including payouts of $125 or more to each victim. Here's how to collect your share. Make sure you do!


We also took a closer look at the scourge of adware—which you're much more likely to encounter than a fancy nation state attack. Facebook's former security chief wants to create an "Internet Observatory" to monitor and counter abuse. And we took a closer look at the brand new energy weapon the US used to fry an ..

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