The hacker’s surname is Hathaway in the 2015 film Blackhat.
Nicholas Hathaway is a convicted hacker recruited from prison to help investigate a series of cyberattacks. He works with American and Chinese authorities after malicious code targets a nuclear plant and later affects financial systems.
Chris Hemsworth plays Hathaway, and the international investigation includes characters played by Tang Wei, Leehom Wang, and Viola Davis. The film presents hacking as a cross-border criminal and national-security problem rather than a purely personal mystery.
Blackhat was directed by Michael Mann and released in 2015. Mann consulted technical experts and used real locations in several countries, including the United States, China, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The title uses “black hat,” a common term for a hacker who acts maliciously or illegally.