Welcome! I'm Kris Oosthoek PhD
Researcher at Delft University of Technology
Kris Oosthoek is a cyber security investigator with the Dutch government and researcher with Delft University of Technology. He holds a Computer Science PhD from Delft University of Technology. His research focuses on the intersection of Cyber Threat Intelligence and Security of AI.
Research Areas
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Extraction of adversary TTPs from malware binaries, dark web and ransomware payments
Security of AI Systems
Threats, vulnerabilities, and malicious exploitation of AI - ensuring resilience and reliability
Blockchain Analysis
Identification, inspection and clustering of cybercriminal ledger activity
Recent Publications
Bitcoin Battle: Burning Bitcoin for Geopolitical Fun and Profit
IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency • 2025
Quantifying Dark Web Shops’ Illicit Revenue
IEEE Access • 2023
A Tale of Two Markets: Investigating the Ransomware Payments Economy
Communications of the ACM • 2022
Scan, Test, Execute: Adversarial Tactics in Amplification DDoS Attacks
ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security • 2021
Inside the Matrix: CTI Frameworks as Partial Abstractions of Complex Threats
IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) • 2021
Flash Crash for Cash: Cyber Threats in Decentralized Finance
Arxiv Preprint • 2021
Cyber Threat Intelligence: A Product Without a Process?
International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence • 2021
Cyber Security Threats to Bitcoin Exchanges: Adversary Exploitation and Laundering Techniques
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management • 2021
SoK: ATT&CK Techniques and Trends in Windows Malware
Security and Privacy in Communication Networks (SecureComm) • 2019