MalwareTech
Marcus Hutchins, known as MalwareTech, is a British cybersecurity worker and white-hat hacker[1] who is best known for putting a temporary end to the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack.[2][3][4][5]
Hutchins works for the Los Angeles-based cybersecurity firm Kryptos Logic and runs a technology blog called MalwareTech.[2] Hutchins is presently working with the UK government's National Cyber Security Centre to ensure that other attacks like the WannaCry attack can be thwarted.[6]
Following his work on the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, HackerOne rewarded him with a cheque of 10,000 USD. Hutchins plans to donate it to a charity organisation.[7] Following this, British tabloids doxed him by publishing his name and full address. He has said his life is now in danger and that he has been forced to move house.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 'White hat' who foiled hackers says he is no hero, Strait Times (May 17, 2017).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Khomami, Nadia (15 May 2017). "'Accidental hero' who halted cyber-attack is English blogger aged 22". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "The 22-year-old who saved the world from a malware virus has been named". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "The man who accidentally saved the world from the NHS hack failed his IT GCSE". The Independent. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "'I'm not a hero' says researcher who accidentally halted cyber attack". Evening Standard. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Hero who thwarted NHS virus is working with government spooks to prevent another attack". Daily Express (United Kingdom). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "British IT expert who foiled cyber attack gives £7,800 reward to charity". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ Khomami, Nadia (22 May 2017). "Ransomware attack hero condemns 'super-invasive' tabloids". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ↑ "This man saved the NHS from a huge hack. What happened next was terrible". The Independent. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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