Deputy Director, Global Research & Analysis Team
Sergey joined Kaspersky in 2002 and was appointed Deputy Director for the company’s Global Research & Analysis Team in March 2013. Prior to becoming Deputy Director, Sergey was the Head of the company’s Global Research & Analysis Team in the EEMEA region. Sergey is responsible managing the department’s operational activities in addition organizing Kaspersky’s annual Security Analyst Summit. Each year the summit brings the world’s best IT security experts together to collaborate and exchange research alongside international organizations, law enforcement agencies and technology companies. Sergey has a degree in Applied Mathematics from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering and holds a postgraduate degree in IT Security. He is based in Moscow.While investigating an incident involving the BellaCiao .NET malware, Kaspersky researchers discovered a C++ version they dubbed “BellaCPP”.
Lazarus targets employees of a nuclear-related organization with a bunch of malware, such as MISTPEN, LPEClient, RollMid, CookieTime and a new modular backdoor CookiePlus.
Kaspersky researchers analyze 2019, 2022 and 2024 attacks attributed to Careto APT with medium to high confidence.
The report features the most significant developments relating to APT groups in Q3 2024, including hacktivist activity, new APT tools and campaigns.