Wei-Chieh Chao — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Cybersecurity Researcher at CyCraft, focusing on malware reverse engineering, APT threat research, and security platform engineering.
Built and operates CyCraft's malware sandbox platform used daily by frontline IR analysts.
Co-founder of Malware Village @ DEF CON, which runs BOMBE, an annual attack-defense CTF.
2x Black Hat USA Briefings speaker and achieved 2nd place in DEF CON CTF Finals (2019).
Holds an M.S. in Cyber Security from National Taiwan University.

Biography

Wei-Chieh Chao is a Senior Cybersecurity Researcher at CyCraft, where he focuses on malware reverse engineering, APT threat research, and security platform engineering. He is responsible for building and operating CyCraft's malware sandbox platform, which is utilized daily by frontline IR analysts.

Chao is a recognized figure in the cybersecurity community, having presented at major conferences including two Black Hat USA Briefings.