John McAfee, The Man Whose Firm Released World's First Commercial Anti-Virus Software, Dead In Spanish Jail
John McAfee, anti-virus software entrepreneur has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell. This comes hours after a Spanish court agreed to extradite him to the US to face tax evasion charges. The Catalan Justice Department said prison medics tried to resuscitate him, but were not successful, reported BBC. It said in a statement that "everything indicates" McAfee took his own life. His company released the first commercial anti-virus software. McAfee VirusScan helped to spark a multi-billion dollar industry in the computer world & was eventually sold to technology giant Intel for more than $7.6bn (£4.7bn).
In October 2020, John McAfee was arrested in Spain while boarding a plane to Turkey. He was accused of failing to file tax returns for four years, despite earning millions from consulting work, speaking engagements, crypto-currencies and selling the rights to his life story, reported BBC. Watch the video to know more about him.
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