Meetup in Heerlen | Taking Down One of the World's Most Notorious Infostealers

Cybercrime is evolving, and so are the investigations that fight it.

Join us on Wednesday evening, August 27th, for a unique community meetup at the Brightlands Smart Services Campus. The sessions will take you deep into the world of infostealers, specifically Redline and META, two of the most notorious malware families responsible for large-scale credential theft worldwide.

Oh, and did we mention? There will be free pizza! 🍕

Location: Brightlands Smart Services Campus Smedestraat 2, Heerlen (6411 CR)

Agenda:
17.30: Doors open, pizza, drinks and networking
18.00: Introduction talk by Elastic
18.30: Taking down one of the most notorious infostealers by the Dutch National Police Cyber Crime Team
19.30: Q&A
20.00: Wrap up

Talks:
Introduction Talk
Kicking off the evening, Elastic Security Labs will dive into the technical evolution of infostealers, how they evade detection, and how defenders can stay ahead. Expect insights into detection strategies, malware trends, and real-world tactics seen in the wild, all grounded in the latest research.

Speakers: Remco Sprooten (Principal Security Research Engineer)
and Ruben Groenewoud (Senior Security Research Engineer) from Elastic

Taking down one of the most notorious infostealers
In a rare and exclusive talk by members of the Dutch National Police Cyber Crime Team, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look into the investigation. While not all details can be disclosed, there will be more than enough to show how these infostealers operated, how they were reverse engineered, and what methods were used to bring them down, some of which leveraged Elastic technologies.

Speakers: Active members of the Dutch National Police Cyber Crime Team

Who should attend?
Whether you’re in blue teaming, red teaming, DFIR, reverse engineering, threat intelligence, interested in cybersecurity, or just curious about how these operations unfold, this meetup is for you.

All presentations will be in English