Expert
Ahmad Zaidi Said
Digital Forensics and Incident Response Specialist
Ahmad Zaidi Said, a Malaysian cybersecurity expert with broad international experience, has more than 14 years of knowledge and experience in the field and has been involved in high-profile cybersecurity incident investigations globally. Joined Kaspersky Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) in 2021 as Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) specialist, Zaidi brings valuable experience in a variety of cyber security domains, including digital forensics and incident response (DFIR), malware analysis and reverse engineering, threat intelligence, and threat hunting Zaidi is a committee member of the Malaysia Cyber Security Community Organization (MCCO) & rawSEC and active member of the High Technology Cyber Investigation Association (HTCIA), which contribute to the evolution of the cybersecurity ecosystem through information sharing and collaboration. His expertise has also led him to speak at a number of international and local events, in which he has offered vital insights and best practises with a wide range of audiences.Publications
Reports
Crypto wasted: BlueNoroff’s ghost mirage of funding and jobs
Kaspersky GReAT experts dive deep into the BlueNoroff APT’s GhostCall and GhostHire campaigns. Extensive research detailing multiple malware chains targeting macOS, including a stealer suite, fake Zoom and Microsoft Teams clients and ChatGPT-enhanced images.
Mem3nt0 mori – The Hacking Team is back!
Kaspersky researchers discovered previously unidentified commercial Dante spyware developed by Memento Labs (formerly Hacking Team) and linked it to the ForumTroll APT attacks.
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.
