“Intro to the Challenge of Cybersecurity – Unit 7 – Lesson 4”

Unit 7 – Lesson 4 – “Marcus Hutchins: Can We Label His Hat?”

1 Day

This lesson is based upon the Wired Magazine article The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet written by Andy Greenberg. Marcus Hutchins, the hacker who discovered a kill switch in WannaCry (arguably the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen) was arrested by the FBI for hacking crimes he had committed in the past. This lesson challenges students to think about the gray area that often occurs in the cyber world and wrestle with ideas of right and wrong.