Matthieu Faou

Education:Ingénieur civil at Mines Nancy / M. Sc. in Computer Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal

Position and history at ESET: I joined ESET in august 2016 as a Malware Researcher.

Favorite activities: Running, cycling, skiing.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Use your critical mindset.

Latest Articles

ESET research

Supply-chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange gate.io

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PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability

ESET research

Cryptocurrency web mining: In union there is profit

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Stantinko: A massive adware campaign operating covertly since 2012

22 articles by Matthieu Faou

ESET research

Supply-chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange gate.io

ESET research

Supply-chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange gate.io

Latest ESET research shows just how far attackers will go in order to steal bitcoin from customers of one specific virtual currency exchange

Matthieu Faou • 06 Nov 2018 • 5 min. read

ESET research

PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability

ESET research

PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability

Malware from newly uncovered group PowerPool exploits zero-day vulnerability in the wild, only two days after its disclosure

Matthieu Faou • 05 Sep 2018 • 6 min. read

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Cryptocurrency web mining: In union there is profit

ESET research

Cryptocurrency web mining: In union there is profit

Cryptocurrency mining has been used by cybercriminals to make a quick and easy profit while corrupting the victim’s machine in the process.

Matthieu Faou • 14 Sep 2017 • 11 min. read

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Stantinko: A massive adware campaign operating covertly since 2012

ESET research

Stantinko: A massive adware campaign operating covertly since 2012

Since the beginning of 2017, ESET has been conducting an investigation into a complex threat mainly targeting Russia and Ukraine. Stantinko has stood out.

Frédéric Vachon and Matthieu Faou • 20 Jul 2017 • 6 min. read