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Aleksandar Milenkoski

@milenkowski.bsky.social

Threat Research | Threat Intelligence | PhD | European Commission Marie Curie Research Fellow 2011-2014 | https://milenkoski.com | Personal Profile

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LABScon 2025

The LABScon 2025 agenda is packed with incredible talks and speakers. Check it out! [3/3]

s1.ai/agenda25

16.09.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am also delighted to be hosting a workshop with Jose Luis Sรกnchez Martรญnez (Google, VirusTotal) on "Advanced Threat Hunting: Automating Large-Scale Operations with LLMs". [2/3]

16.09.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿš€LABScon kicks off tomorrow!

I am excited to be presenting on the APT group CamoFei, a joint research project with @julianferdinand.bsky.social (Recorded Future) and @azaka.fun (TeamT5). [1/3]

16.09.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: โ€˜Itโ€™s scaryโ€™ - crypto workers under siege from North Korean hackers North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash, according to new research, raw data, and interviews.

.@ajvicens.bsky.social and @raphae.li from @reuters.com provide further coverage of the human dimension of this threat, exploring victim engagement methods and their personal impact. A great read!

Read the Reuters article: www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

04.09.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Contagious Interview | North Korean Threat Actors Reveal Plans and Ops by Abusing Cyber Intel Platforms DPRK-aligned threat actors abuse CTI platforms to detect infrastructure exposure and scout for new assets.

๐ŸšจNew research drop: Contagious Interview | North Korean Threat Actors Reveal Plans and Ops by Abusing Cyber Intel Platforms

It was a pleasure collaborating with Sreekar Madabushi and @kennethkinion.bsky.social from Validin!

Read our blog post: s1.ai/nk-ops

04.09.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Was great presenting with @milenkowski.bsky.social at @haguetix.bsky.social yesterday. Big thank you for hosting this incredible event. Looking forward to next year!

11.06.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Follow the Smoke | China-nexus Threat Actors Hammer At the Doors of Top Tier Targets This report uncovers a set of related threat clusters linked to PurpleHaze and ShadowPad operators targeting organizations, including cybersecurity vendors.

Get the full story here:

www.sentinelone.com/labs/follow-... [2/2]

09.06.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We just released our findings on long-term activity clusters attributed to China-nexus actors.

We discuss a relatively underreported, yet critical, aspect of the threat landscape: the targeting of cybersecurity vendors.

Big shout out to Lumen's Black Lotus Labs for their support! [1/2]

09.06.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Huge thanks to the @sleuthcon.bsky.social team for having me and putting on such a great event! It was a pleasure presenting with Sreekar from Validin on North Korean activities. Stay tuned, more to come from us soon.

08.06.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks @ellyrostoum.bsky.social and it was great seeing you!

08.06.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW ๐Ÿ‘‰ FreeDrain Unmasked | Uncovering an Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft Network

Months-long research project with Validin we just dropped @pivotcon.bsky.social

๐Ÿ–ค~40k IOCs: github.com/Validin/indi...
๐Ÿ’œ SentinelLabs: s1.ai/freedrain
๐Ÿ’™ Validin: www.validin.com/blog/freedra...

Enjoy!

08.05.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

An excerpt from the newest Pharos report now available on Binding Hook ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.05.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pharos Report No. 3: Ransomwareโ€™s New Masters: How States Are Hijacking Cybercrime - Virtual Routes The third report in the Pharos Series, Ransomwareโ€™s New Masters: How States Are Hijacking Cybercrime is authored by Aleksandar Milenkoski, Jiro Minier, Julian-Ferdinand Vรถgele, Max Smeets, and Taylor ...

Banger of a report from @milenkowski.bsky.social, Jiro Minier, @julianferdinand.bsky.social, @maxwsmeets.bsky.social, and @tgrossman.bsky.social

virtual-routes.org/pharos-repor...

23.04.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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