

British cyber expert and WannaCry conqueror Marcus Hutchins has been spared jail time in the US.
Hutchins, 25, also known as MalwareTech, is widely hailed as a hero for his part in halting the spread of WannaCry back in 2017.
The Devon-born security researcher had been facing the possibility of imprisonment for building and distributing malware, and could have faced up to ten years in jail.
However a court in Wisconsin has ruled he will instead receive a one-year supervised release sentence, freeing him to return to the UK.
Hutchins made headlines around the world after helping to stop WannaCry, which had targeted major organisations around the world, back in May 2017.
In investigating the ransomware, Hutchins discovered a "Kill-switch" linked the the registry of the malware, effectively stopping it spreading further around the globe.





