Alemdar Islamoglu

Staff Security Intelligence Researcher

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.

My Articles

Lookout Discovers New Spyware by North Korean APT37

Lookout researchers have discovered a novel Android surveillance tool dubbed KoSpy. It is attributed to APT 37 aka ScarCruft.

Lookout Discovers Houthi Surveillanceware Targeting Middle Eastern Militaries

In October 2022, Lookout researchers initially discovered a surveillanceware that is still being used to target military personnel from Middle Eastern countries

BadBazaar: iOS and Android Surveillanceware by China’s APT15 Used to Target Tibetans and Uyghurs

Researchers from Lookout have uncovered two new surveillance campaigns, BadBazaar and MOONSHINE, targeting Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China and abroad.

Deblind Analyzed: Lookout Identifies and Dissects Android App Used by Russian Sandworm APT's Infamous Chisel Spyware Tooling

Lookout identified and analyzed an Android application sample of Deblind — a component of the Infamous Chisel Android surveillance tooling.

Lookout Discovers Android Spyware Tied to Iranian Police Targeting Minorities: BouldSpy

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: Evolving Android Surveillanceware by Chinese APT POISON CARP To Target Tibetans and Uyghurs

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.