Dominik Breitenbacher

Dominik Breitenbacher

Malware Researcher


Education:
Master’s Degree in Information Technology Security

Position and history at ESET:
Malware Researcher since May 2019

What is your golden rule for cyberspace?
Don’t trust anyone/anything

Favorite activities:
Reading, video gaming

Favorite computer game/activity:
Fallout 1/2, Monster Hunter: World


4 articles by Dominik Breitenbacher

A cunning predator: How Silver Fox preys on Japanese firms this tax season

A cunning predator: How Silver Fox preys on Japanese firms this tax season

A cunning predator: How Silver Fox preys on Japanese firms this tax season

Silver Fox is back in Japan, spoofing tax and HR emails timed to the one season when no one thinks twice about opening them

Dominik Breitenbacher and Takahiro Sajima27 Mar 20264 min. read


Operation AkaiRyū: MirrorFace invites Europe to Expo 2025 and revives ANEL backdoor

Operation AkaiRyū: MirrorFace invites Europe to Expo 2025 and revives ANEL backdoor

Operation AkaiRyū: MirrorFace invites Europe to Expo 2025 and revives ANEL backdoor

ESET researchers uncovered MirrorFace activity that expanded beyond its usual focus on Japan and targeted a Central European diplomatic institute with the ANEL backdoor

Dominik Breitenbacher18 Mar 202515 min. read


Unmasking MirrorFace: Operation LiberalFace targeting Japanese political entities

Unmasking MirrorFace: Operation LiberalFace targeting Japanese political entities

Unmasking MirrorFace: Operation LiberalFace targeting Japanese political entities

ESET researchers discovered a spearphishing campaign targeting Japanese political entities a few weeks before the House of Councillors elections, and in the process uncovered a previously undescribed MirrorFace credential stealer

Dominik Breitenbacher14 Dec 202211 min. read


Operation In(ter)ception: Aerospace and military companies in the crosshairs of cyberspies

Operation In(ter)ception: Aerospace and military companies in the crosshairs of cyberspies

Operation In(ter)ception: Aerospace and military companies in the crosshairs of cyberspies

ESET researchers uncover targeted attacks against high-profile aerospace and military companies

Dominik Breitenbacher and Kaspars Osis17 Jun 20207 min. read