Security Researcher, Global Research & Analysis Team
Roberto Martinez joined Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team in April 2012. As Senior Security Researcher, he is responsible for monitoring and detecting new cyberthreats in Latin America through the analysis and forecasts of local trends, with a special focus on threat intelligence. He is a former security consultant and trainer for governments, the military, intelligence agencies, financial institutions and private corporations in Latin America and is a member of ALAPSI (Latin America Association of Information Security Professionals) and HTCIA (High Technology Crime Investigation Association). Roberto has extensive experience in the cybersecurity field, he’s worked as a penetration tester, digital forensics investigator, incident responder, malware analyst, threat hunter, and as a certified trainer. He studied at the University of Guadalajara and Universidad Tec Milenio (ITESM) and is fluent in English and Spanish.Kaspersky analyzes SideWinder APT’s recent activity: new targets in the MiddleEast and Africa, post-exploitation tools and techniques.
Kaspersky shares insights into the activity and TTPs of the BlindEagle APT, which targets organizations and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama and other Latin American countries.
Kaspersky has identified a new EastWind campaign targeting Russian organizations and using CloudSorcerer as well as APT31 and APT27 tools.
The report features the most significant developments relating to APT groups in Q2 2024, including the new backdoor in Linux utility XZ, a new RAT called SalmonQT, and hacktivist activity.