Christian Funk
Head of Global Research & Analysis Team, DACH
Christian Funk has been head of the German Research and Analysis Team at Kaspersky since 2014. He joined the company in 2007 and was appointed as a Virus Analyst for Central Europe one year later. His areas of expertise include malware trends, mobile threats, IoT technologies, social networking and observing the online gaming black market. His other responsibilities include conducting employee training and compiling IT security statistics. In addition, he is a regular keynote speaker at national and international technology trade shows and IT security events. Christian Funk studied computer science with a focus on information management at the University of Applied Sciences in Ingolstadt.Publications
Reports
Roaming Mantis implements new DNS changer in its malicious mobile app in 2022
Roaming Mantis (a.k.a Shaoye) is a long-term cyberattack campaign that uses malicious Android package (APK) files to control infected Android devices and steal data. In 2022, we observed a DNS changer function implemented in its Android malware Wroba.o.
BlueNoroff introduces new methods bypassing MoTW
We continue to track the BlueNoroff group’s activities and this October we observed the adoption of new malware strains in its arsenal.
Ransomware and wiper signed with stolen certificates
In this report, we compare the ROADSWEEP ransomware and ZEROCLEARE wiper versions used in two waves of attacks against Albanian government organizations.
DeathStalker targets legal entities with new Janicab variant
While hunting for less common Deathstalker intrusions, we identified a new Janicab variant used in targeting legal entities in the Middle East throughout 2020.
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