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Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
August 5, 2017
lol @ quadroon hacker.
But hey – quadroon or not, this is an important case.
What he is being indicted for is simply creating software that other people used to steal bank details.
BBC:
US prosecutors say a British computer expert has admitted to creating software that harvests bank details.
But Marcus Hutchins’ own lawyer says he denies six charges of creating and distributing the Kronos malware.
The 23-year-old from Ilfracombe, Devon, who helped stall the WannaCry cyber-attack which hit the NHS, was arrested on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
He was granted $30,000 (£23,000) bail, but will spend the weekend in prison after not being able to pay on Friday.
As he left the courtroom Mr Hutchins was ordered to walk with his hands behind his back but he was not shackled.
No members of his family were present, but defence lawyer Adrian Lobo presented the judge with a bundle of letters.
She said they were from friends and relatives showing support for a client who had never been in trouble with the law in the US or the UK.
Ms Lobo told the BBC: “He’s pled not guilty. He is standing by that and he fights the charges and we intend to fight the case in Wisconsin.”
She described the federal indictment against him as “pretty flimsy, it’s pretty slim compared to what we normally see in a United States indictment.”
Prosecutors told a Las Vegas court on Friday that Mr Hutchins had been caught in a sting operation when undercover officers bought the code.
They claimed the software was sold for $2,000 in digital currency in June 2015.
Dan Cowhig, prosecuting, also told the court that Mr Hutchins had made a confession during a police interview.
“He admitted he was the author of the code of Kronos malware and indicated he sold it,” said Mr Cowhig.
The lawyer claimed there was evidence of chat logs between Mr Hutchins and an unnamed co-defendant – who has yet to be arrested – where the security researcher complained of not receiving a fair share of the money.
If I had to guess, I would guess that the quadroon is a frontman for other, whiter individuals who created the software and knew there could be legal repercussions and so went through this colored privilege hacker.
But who knows. Maybe he’s a genetic anomaly. I certainly accept that those exist.
Whatever the case, I’m on his side in this one.
“If you create a piece of software and someone uses it to commit a crime than you are held liable for those crimes” is a bizarre precedent.
What if someone uses a chat app to arrange a murder? Are the makers of the chat app responsible?
Of course you could say, “oh well, malware is designed solely for the purpose of doing harm” – but that isn’t true. It’s also designed for the purpose of testing the security of systems. Someone who is an expert in removing malware – as this guy ostensibly was – would also be an expert in creating types of malware that can be used to stress-test systems.
Point being: #ImWithTheQuardoon
