Alemdar Islamoglu is a security intelligence engineer at Lookout who focuses on mobile threats and related threat actors. He has prior experience in reverse engineering, pentesting, and security software development. He also enjoys organizing and participating in capture the flag competitions when he can find the time.
Lookout discovered four new samples of DCHSpy one week after the start of the Israel-Iran conflict. It is likely developed and maintained by MuddyWater, part of Iran's MOIS
Lookout researchers have discovered a novel Android surveillance tool dubbed KoSpy. It is attributed to APT 37 aka ScarCruft.
In October 2022, Lookout researchers initially discovered a surveillanceware that is still being used to target military personnel from Middle Eastern countries
Researchers from Lookout have uncovered two new surveillance campaigns, BadBazaar and MOONSHINE, targeting Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China and abroad.
Lookout identified and analyzed an Android application sample of Deblind — a component of the Infamous Chisel Android surveillance tooling.
Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab have discovered a new Android surveillance tied to the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA).
MOONSHINE is a family of Android surveillanceware that is attributed to the Chinese-backed hacking group POISON CARP, also known as Evil Eye and Earth Empusa.
