Marcus Hutchins, the British hacker who stopped one of the most destructive cyberattacks in the world, has taken a plea deal, admitting guilt in the US to unrelated hacking charges.
The White House lambasted Russia in a statement Thursday for "the most destructive and costly cyber-attack in history" and said it "will be met with international consequences."
There's mounting evidence that North Korea was behind last month's WannaCry ransomware attack that hit hundreds of thousands of computers around the world.