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| Bail of $30,000 set for UK cyber expert Marcus Hutchins | Bail of $30,000 set for UK cyber expert Marcus Hutchins |
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| A judge in the US state of Nevada has recommended the release on $30,000 (£23,000) bail of a UK computer expert. | A judge in the US state of Nevada has recommended the release on $30,000 (£23,000) bail of a UK computer expert. |
| Prosecutors told the court that Marcus Hutchins had admitted to writing and selling malware code designed to steal banking details. | Prosecutors told the court that Marcus Hutchins had admitted to writing and selling malware code designed to steal banking details. |
| His lawyer said he denied those and all other charges against him. | His lawyer said he denied those and all other charges against him. |
| Mr Hutchins 23, from Ilfracombe in Devon, came to prominence after he stalled the WannaCry cyber-attack that hit the NHS in May. | Mr Hutchins 23, from Ilfracombe in Devon, came to prominence after he stalled the WannaCry cyber-attack that hit the NHS in May. |
| Federal judge Nancy Kobbe ordered Mr Hutchins' release on bail pending his next appearance in Wisconsin on 8 August subject to a lengthy list of conditions including the surrender of his passport and monitoring by GPS. | |
| He confirmed to court on Friday that he understood he was being released under those conditions. | |
| As he left the courtroom Mr Hutchins was ordered to walk with his hands behind his back but he was not shackled. | |
| There were no members of his family present but his defence lawyer Adrian Lobo presented a bundle of letters to the judge. | |
| She said they were from friends and relatives and showed support for a client who had never been in trouble with the law either in the US or the UK. | |
| At the scene | |
| By James Cook, BBC North America correspondent | |
| There was no missing Marcus Hutchins as he was brought into courtroom 3C of the US District Court in Las Vegas. | |
| The "surfer who saved the world" was wearing a bright yellow custody-issue T-shirt and trousers along with luminous orange socks and sandals. | |
| Judge Nancy Kobbe was sympathetic to the defendant's plea to be released on bail, waving away a claim from a government lawyer that the cyber-security expert posed a risk to the public because he had gone shooting on a gun range popular with tourists. | |
| Mr Hutchins was so softly spoken that several times Ms Kobbe had to ask him to raise his voice. | |
| Mr Hutchins was arrested at Las Vegas airport minutes before he was due to fly home from a week of partying in the desert city | Mr Hutchins was arrested at Las Vegas airport minutes before he was due to fly home from a week of partying in the desert city |
| He had been attending a cyber-security conference. | He had been attending a cyber-security conference. |
| Among his fellow computer experts he is regarded as a hero for his role in stopping the so-called WannaCry virus that hit the NHS before spreading to 150 countries. | Among his fellow computer experts he is regarded as a hero for his role in stopping the so-called WannaCry virus that hit the NHS before spreading to 150 countries. |
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