Kristina Balaam

Senior Security Intelligence Engineer

Kristina is a Senior Security Intelligence Engineer at Lookout where she reverse engineers mobile malware. Prior to Lookout, she worked as an Application Security Engineer at Shopify focusing mostly on Android mobile security. Kristina graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Science from McGill University in 2012, and is currently pursuing a MSc. in Information Security Engineering from the SANS Institute of Technology. She blogs about computer security on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube under the handle @chmodxx.”

My Articles

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Threat Intelligence

Lookout Discovers Long-Running Surveillance Campaigns Targeting Uyghurs

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

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Threat Intelligence

What You Need To Know About the Banking Trojan Anubis

Lookout researchers have discovered a novel distribution of the Anubis Android banking malware masquerading as telecommunications company, Orange S.A.

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Threat Intelligence

Lookout Takes Down Phishing Scams Targeting U.S. Military Families

Lookout Threat Lab researchers looking into phishing campaign that has actively targeted families of United States military personnel. Details inside.

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Malware

Threat Intelligence

Rooting Malware Makes a Comeback: Lookout Discovers Global Campaign

Security researchers at the Lookout Threat Labs have identified a new rooting malware distributed on Google Play, the Amazon Appstore and the Samsung Galaxy Store.

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Human Resources

Threat Intelligence

Why We Need More Women in Cybersecurity

As a member of the Lookout threat intelligence team, I’m often asked: “how do I break into the cybersecurity and IT industry?” I discuss this and more with Victoria Mosby.

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Malware

Threat Intelligence

Adware "BeiTaAd" Found Hidden in Popular Applications

BeiTaAd is a well-obfuscated advertising plug-in hidden within a number of popular applications in Google Play. Discover more about this mobile threat.