# Meet the Guy Who Accidently Stopped the World's Most Dangerous Ransomware ☠ Ep. 158 MalwareTech

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Podcast: [Jack Rhysider on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jack-rhysider-on-odysee-6301904)
Published: 2025-05-06T19:37:14+00:00
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## Resource

MalwareTech was an anonymous young security researcher, until he stumbled upon the command and control server for WannaCry, a Windows exploit developed by the NSA and weaponized by North Korea (probably). When he registered the domain, he inadvertently hit the kill switch for this terrifying ransomware - and exposed his identity to the entire world in the process. https://malwaretech.com Visit https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/158/ for a list of sources, full transcripts, and to listen to all episodes. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4BkcQvrDe4

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