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U.S. NEWS Thursday 7 June 2018

British cyber expert accused

of lying to FBI about malware

By IVAN MORENO argue he wasn't properly had been lauded as a hero
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A British informed of his rights. for finding a "kill switch" to
cybersecurity researcher Moments after the charges the WannaCry virus which
credited with stopping a were filed, he sent tweets crippled computers world-
worldwide computer virus asking for donations for his wide, encrypting files and
last year faces new charg- defense and disparaging making them inaccessible
es, including lying to the FBI, prosecutors. He used pro- unless people paid a ran-
in an updated indictment fanity to describe prosecu- som ranging from $300 to
Wednesday accusing him tors in one tweet he has $600.
of developing malware to since deleted. FBI agents detained him In this May 15, 2017, file photo, British cybersecurity researcher
Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the
steal banking information. Hutchins, 23, has pleaded in Las Vegas before he WannaCry global cyberattack, pauses during an interview in
Marcus Hutchins now faces not guilty. One of his attor- boarded a flight home to Ilfracombe, England.
10 charges alleging that neys, Brian Klein, called the England and interrogated Associated Press
he created and distributed updated indictment "merit- him for nearly two hours.
malware known as Kronos, less." The agents have said Prosecutors say Hutchins fered any details about the
including four new ones in "It only serves to highlight Hutchins spoke to them vol- and another individual number of victims.
the revised indictment in the serious flaws in this pros- untarily but lied by denying posted a video on YouTube In Wednesday's filing, pros-
the Eastern District of Wis- ecution," he said in a state- that he was involved in the in 2014 to "demonstrate ecutors accuse Hutchins of
consin. The prosecutors' ment. "We expect Marcus creation of Kronos. how Kronos worked and to also creating and distribut-
updated filing comes as a to be vindicated and then The updated indictment promote the sale of Kronos" ing malware called UPAS
federal judge weighs a re- he can return to doing contains new details of — a detail not disclosed in Kit, designed to collect
quest from Hutchins' attor- what he loves: keeping us the FBI's investigation of the original indictment. people's credit card infor-
neys to suppress the state- all safe from malicious soft- Hutchins, including aliases The indictment said the mation and other personal
ments he made to the FBI ware." of people he allegedly crimes happened between information. Prosecutors
when the agents detained Hutchins arrest was a shock conspired with online to July 2014 and July 2015, but allege that happened on
him Aug. 2. His attorneys because months earlier he advertise and sell Kronos. prosecutors have not of- July 2012.q

USC medical school official feared dean was 'doing drugs'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A for- university's provost. drugs and had been cap-
mer vice dean of Univer- Puliafito gave up his $1.1 tured on video apparently
sity of Southern California's million-a-year dean's post smoking methamphet-
medical school testified he in the middle of the 2016 amine.During his testimony
feared the then-dean, Dr. spring term, saying he Tuesday, Puliafito placed
Carmen Puliafito, "could be wanted to explore outside much of the blame for his
doing drugs" before Puliafi- opportunities. He did not meth use on Warren. He
to abruptly quit in 2016. mention that three weeks said Warren upended his
Dr. Henri Ford's testimony earlier, 21-year-old Sarah life by introducing him to
at a state Medical Board Warren had overdosed the drug. He testified that
hearing marks the first sug- in his presence in a hotel he subsequently used meth
gestion that any USC ad- room but recovered, ac- with her once a week.
ministrator had suspicions cording to the newspaper. The Medical Board hear-
about Puliafito's possible Puliafito remained a fac- ing this week in Los Angeles
drug use, the Los Angeles ulty member until last year, will determine whether Pu-
Times reported Wednes- when USC said it was firing liafito is allowed to resume
In this Nov. 20, 2014 file photo, Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito, the dean
of the University of Southern California medical school, arrives day. him in the wake of a Times practicing medicine.
at the Changing Lives And Creating Cures Gala in Beverly Hills, Ford said he expressed report that he kept com- Puliafito denied that he
Calif. concerns about Puliafito's pany with a circle of crimi- provided drugs to Warren.
Associated Press general well-being to the nals and people who used q