A Hero By Accident< Marcus halted the global spread_ RANSOMWARE
Monday - May 15, 2017 10:52 am ,
Category : GOSSIP CORNER
Omg, this young boy amazed us as he decodes the attack which shook the whole world -RANSOMWARE . As one enters his small bedroom at parents places where he lives, at first glance - it's all takeaway pizza boxes, the room packed with video games and a table with big 3 computer screens placed together. This is the room description of a 22year old British boy who put halt to the global spread of the unprecedented cyber attack. The British surfer, Marcu Hutchins became an accidental hero after halting the global spread of cyber attack ransomware, the virus that caused chaos around the world and shook the strongest pillars in cyber security raising the question in the cyber world and technology safety. A cyber-attack that hit 150 countries should be treated by governments around the world as a wake-up call says Microsoft.The Microsoft President also said that the governments of the world should treat this attack as a wake-up call.
Marcus working table in his room.
How Marcus put the hold on the attack?
What he did was all accidental as Marcus admits on his SM, Marcus, @MalwareTechBlog managed to put a “KillSwitch”, as of now though temporarily. He has set a worldwide stop to spread that hit the NHS- by registering a Domain name.
As reported by The Telegraph, Marcus who is on SM by the name MalwareTec was just doing his job when he put a halt to the virus spreading across.“It's bit a job to him, more a passion that he happens to get paid for”, said the Kurtis Baron. The IT experts have revealed that the hackers from China had tried to hijack the “Kill Switch”, used to prevent the attack. -Window To News
