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