{"id":2349,"date":"2017-05-15T10:21:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T16:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2017-05-15T10:21:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T16:21:29","slug":"expert-who-foiled-u-k-hospitals-hack-attack-is-22-year-old-surfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2349","title":{"rendered":"Expert Who Foiled U.K. Hospitals Hack Attack is 22-Year-Old Surfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/tech\/expert-foiled-u-k-hospitals-115818173.html?.tsrc=fauxdal\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/9WgINBjAJOAXFZi1ozEr6A--\/aD00MDQ7dz01NDA7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en-GB\/homerun\/newsweek_europe_news_328\/9668db7b2603624ea8208934386bb89c\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA 22-year-old surfer from Britain\u2019s south coast foiled a massive hacking attack on the U.K.\u00a0National Health Service (NHS) from a small bedroom in his parents\u2019 home, it has been revealed. Marcus Hutchins, 22, has been named in reports as the person who stopped the ransomware attack that targeted the<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/expert-foiled-u-k-hospitals-115818173.html\">Expert Who Foiled U.K. Hospitals Hack Attack is 22-Year-Old Surfer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2349\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"2349\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 22-year-old surfer from Britain\u2019s south coast foiled a massive hacking attack on the U.K.\u00a0National Health Service (NHS) from a small bedroom in his parents\u2019 home, it has been revealed. 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