Andrey Polovinkin

Team Lead Reverse Research

Andrey is a cybersecurity expert with a talent for exploring the depths of malware. Based in our Thailand office, Andrey analyzes advanced threat groups and hunts for active malware families. His notable achievements include discovering iOS malware attributed to GoldFactory and identifying the WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2023-38831. Before he joined Group-IB in 2018, Andrey worked as a C/C++ software engineer and developed various solutions. Andrey holds a Master’s degree in Security and Network Engineering.

Awards and recognitions

Andrey holds multiple Group-IB achievement coins for his outstanding contributions to threat research and product development:

RedCurl challenge coin - For contributing to the report on the hacker group RedCurl

RedCurl challenge coin – For contributing to the report on the hacker group RedCurl

GIB Star Achievement coin

GIB STAR challenge coin – For significant achievements, large-scale projects, and developing new lines of business throughout the year

Conti Armada challenge coin - For contributing to the report on the ransomware group Conti

Conti Armada challenge coin – For contributing to the report on the ransomware group Conti

OldGremlin challenge coin – For investigating incidents, carrying out threat intelligence, and contributing to the OldGremlin report

Threat Intelligence & Attribution challenge coin – For helping develop Group-IB Threat Intelligence