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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by sajal83 on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:27PM (#14921650)
UK's National Cyber Security Centre on MalwareTech's arrest: "We are aware of the situation. This is a law enforcement matter and it would be inappropriate to comment further."

https://twitter.com/josephfcox/status/893160214664445952

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by QUFB on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:51PM (#14921925)
Would the UK National Cyber Security Center respond differently if he were detained by law enforcement in Iran?
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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by tankenmate on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:06PM (#14922086)
They'd probably refer you to the Foreign Office in that case.
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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by daedalbug on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:23PM (#14922259)
that'll be the 'rapid response' unit leaping into action right there
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