Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con

Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by elorm on Thursday August 03, 2017 @12:55PM (#14921293)

As much as this article contains very little information,this sounds very much like something the US will do.

Whenever someone has to be the butt of some global joke .....somehow the US has to be the one to step up. Taking someone into custody for 18 hours without giving the family or press any information. How different is this from Iran or North Korea?

Two things could've happened here IMO. They asked for the domain to turned over to them and were politely refused, or they're about to punish an accidental hero for white hat work/previous black hat work not related to WannaCry

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by jonknee on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:47PM (#14923107)

Who’s to say he didn’t call his family? The linked article cites a “close personal friend” who has been in contact. The fact they didn’t give a heads up to random reporters and Twitter users after arresting someone isn’t scandalous.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by hueving on Thursday August 03, 2017 @04:25PM (#14923502)

>Taking someone into custody for 18 hours without giving the family or press any information. How different is this from Iran or North Korea?

Most countries don't give the press information. Why do you believe his family or a lawyer hasn't been contacted?

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by mcfrankline on Thursday August 03, 2017 @04:13PM (#14923363)

You called it

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by abhi3 on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:15PM (#14921501)

In Iran and NK detention without rights is an institutionalized practice. In US if you deny them a phone call immediately, you just threw away your own case.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by astronautjones on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:21PM (#14921570)

... unless "national security" is cited

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by placeybordeaux on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:39PM (#14921785)

The patriot act (amazing name) invalidated that statement. Not sure if it applies in this specific case.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by SomeStupidPoint on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:46PM (#14922491)

The full name of the "USA PATRIOT" act:

> Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by abiox on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:50PM (#14921918)

just say "national security" and all things are permitted.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by bitJericho on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:06PM (#14922084)

You watch too much tv

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by talmand on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:27PM (#14921651)

>> this sounds very much like something the US will do.

As an American this sounds very much like something many, many, many countries around the world would do.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by maxander on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:37PM (#14921753)

Many, many countries are brutal, totalitarian dictatorships. Doesn't mean we have an excuse to sink to their level.

I couldn't imagine this story coming from, say, Germany or Sweden.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by WillPostForFood on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:44PM (#14921850)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-piratebay-idUSKBN0E...

https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/05/22/julian-assange-swede...

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by sebcat on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:47PM (#14923104)

The first article is about Peter Sunde. Another TPB founder, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was treated even worse, being held in solitary confinement for months before his trial. Which sadly happens way too often.

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?Ne...

> Among the issues discussed during the session:

> [...] excessive length of pre-trial detention [...] wide use of solitary confinement

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by strictnein on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:41PM (#14921815)

Pretty sure Sweden has a certain Australian that, according to many on this site, they've been very unfair to.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by coldtea on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:55PM (#14921972)

That has been because of US pressure too...

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by pjc50 on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:49PM (#14922523)

He isn't even in Sweden.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by strictnein on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:04PM (#14922681)

Yes, well aware of that.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by pingec on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:41PM (#14921806)

Omitting the really bad ones, can you give a few examples so I know where I definitely don't want to live?

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by bitJericho on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:08PM (#14922111)

There are websites that track these things. Here's one: http://www.vexen.co.uk/countries/best.html

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by talmand on Friday August 04, 2017 @10:45AM (#14929019)

I'm thinking some people are misunderstanding the point of my statement and assuming things.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by DanBC on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:11PM (#14922146)

"We're as good as Burma!" isn't saying much.

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