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Hutchins, 22, was propelled into the media spotlight when he activated a “kill switch” in the malicious software that wreaked havoc on organisations including the UK’s National Health Service earlier this month. He originally told the Guardian how he spotted the URL not knowing what it would do at the time, and spoke under his alias of MalwareTech because he did not want to be identified.
But within two days Hutchins, who operates out of an English coastal town, tweeted that he had woken up to discover that his picture was on the front page of a newspaper and since then has become the centre of a media storm. At first the blogger saw the funny side of having to climb over his back wall to avoid reporters camped outside his house, but now, he says, the situation has escalated to the point that he feels the British tabloids have put his life in danger.
Writing of his experiences on Twitter, he also said the press had doxxed a friend of his, which involves searching for and publishing private or identifying information about a particular individual on the internet, typically with malicious intent.
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I knew 5 minutes of fame would be horrible but honestly i misjudge just how horrible.... British tabloids are super invasive.
MalwareTech ✔ @MalwareTechBlog
Journalist doxed a friend then rang them offering money for my gf's name and phone number, one turned up at another friend's house.
3:32 PM - 20 May 2017
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But within two days Hutchins, who operates out of an English coastal town, tweeted that he had woken up to discover that his picture was on the front page of a newspaper and since then has become the centre of a media storm. At first the blogger saw the funny side of having to climb over his back wall to avoid reporters camped outside his house, but now, he says, the situation has escalated to the point that he feels the British tabloids have put his life in danger.
Writing of his experiences on Twitter, he also said the press had doxxed a friend of his, which involves searching for and publishing private or identifying information about a particular individual on the internet, typically with malicious intent.
MalwareTech ✔ @MalwareTechBlog
I knew 5 minutes of fame would be horrible but honestly i misjudge just how horrible.... British tabloids are super invasive.
MalwareTech ✔ @MalwareTechBlog
Journalist doxed a friend then rang them offering money for my gf's name and phone number, one turned up at another friend's house.
3:32 PM - 20 May 2017
658 658 Retweets 1,046 1,046 likes
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