---
id: 3575
title: "Q&A With @MalwareTechBlog"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/qa-malwaretechblog"
published_at: "2017-07-21T22:00:00Z"
tags: ["malware", "ransomware", "hacker-interview", "wannacry", "threat-research"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3575"
lang: en
---

# Q&A With @MalwareTechBlog

## Summary

Q&A with Marcus Hutchins (@MalwareTechBlog), who stopped WannaCry via its kill-switch domain: how the NHS wave tipped him off, what the hardcoded domain was, and his advice for defenders.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2017-07-21T22:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/qa-malwaretechblog
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3575