Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to two of 10 charges relating to the creation of the Kronos malware. The 24-year-old researcher was indicted in 2017 and charged with writing the banking trojan first discovered in 2014. Hutchins was hailed as a hero during the global WannaCry outbreak in May 2017. He faces up to 10 years in prison and $500,000 in fines, according to court documents; it is not immediately clear when the sentencing will take place. In a statement posted to his blog on Friday, Hutchins said: “I regret these actions and accept full responsibility for my mistakes”””
Source: https://threatpost.com/wannacry-hero-pleads-guilty-to-kronos-malware-charges/143997/