I’m a malware analyst with a focus on ransomware. I’m interested in understanding the cryptographic algorithms that commonly appear in ransomware, and ideally, finding vulnerabilities in the implementations of those algortihms. As an example, take a look at my analysis of TeslaCrypt, and the overview of elliptic curve cryptography that I wrote to go along with it.

I also play CTFs once in a while, currently with DiceGang and formerly with Kernel Sanders. I’ve especially enjoyed doing Flare-On, and have completed Flare-On 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Currently, I’m trying to branch out a little and learn some new skills like vulnerability research and exploit development. I’m also interested in quantum computing and how it will affect cryptography. Hopefully, I’ll be able to post a few writeups on those subjects as I learn more.

If you have any questions about the writeups I’ve posted here, feel free to reach out to me on Mastodon.

This site is entirely my own work and does not represent my employer.