Cristian Souza
Incident Response Specialist, GERT
Cristian Souza is an Incident Response Specialist at Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team (GERT). He holds a degree in Computer Networks and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of São Paulo (USP). Cristian’s primary responsibilities include conducting forensic analysis of critical incidents, identifying their root causes, and performing malware reverse engineering. An active contributor to the cyber security community, Cristian has published several research papers and holds certifications including CISSP, GCFA, GREM, and GXPN.Publications
Reports
Mysterious Elephant: a growing threat
Kaspersky GReAT experts describe the latest Mysterious Elephant APT activity. The threat actor exfiltrates data related to WhatsApp and employs tools such as BabShell and MemLoader HidenDesk.
Sleep with one eye open: how Librarian Ghouls steal data by night
According to Kaspersky, Librarian Ghouls APT continues its series of attacks on Russian entities. A detailed analysis of a malicious campaign utilizing RAR archives and BAT scripts.
Operation SyncHole: Lazarus APT goes back to the well
Kaspersky GReAT experts uncovered a new campaign by Lazarus APT that exploits vulnerabilities in South Korean software products and uses a watering hole approach.
IronHusky updates the forgotten MysterySnail RAT to target Russia and Mongolia
MysterySnail RAT attributed to IronHusky APT group hasn’t been reported since 2021. Recently, Kaspersky GReAT detected new versions of this implant in government organizations in Mongolia and Russia.
