Kristina Balaam (@chmodxx_) 's Twitter Profile
Kristina Balaam

@chmodxx_

➡️ BlueSky @ kristinabalaam
Senior Staff Threat Intelligence Researcher @ Lookout. Focus on Chinese Mobile APTs. Opinions my own.

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CYBERWARCON (@cyberwarcon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: 11.22.24 #CYBERWARCON is a one-day conference focused on the specter of destruction, disruption, and malicious influence on our society through cyber capabilities. ⚡ For CFP updates, sign up to subscribe on our website: cyberwarcon.com!

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: 11.22.24

#CYBERWARCON is a one-day conference focused on the specter of destruction, disruption, and malicious influence on our society through cyber capabilities.

⚡ For CFP updates, sign up to subscribe on our website: cyberwarcon.com!
The Hacker News (@thehackersnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 A new surveillance tool, EagleMsgSpy, has been exposed as a powerful spyware linked to Chinese police departments, secretly collecting vast data from mobile devices since 2017. 🔗 Read full details here: thehackernews.com/2024/12/chines… #infosec #cybersecurity

Kristina Balaam (@chmodxx_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to be able to publicly share the research I've been focusing on (and off) for the past several months! ~ lookout.com/threat-intelli…

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📆 IT’S CRIME TIME! #SLEUTHCON is coming to Arlington, VA on Friday, June 6th, 2025! 🎉 Stay tuned for more information.

📆 IT’S CRIME TIME! 

#SLEUTHCON is coming to Arlington, VA on Friday, June 6th, 2025! 🎉
Stay tuned for more information.
The Herle Burly (@theherleburly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗣️🎙️ #TheHerleBurly Greetings, you ever-curious Herle Burly-ites. I’m going to get right to it today, because we’ve got a topic that’s both pervasive and invasive, and I’ve wanted to explore it for a while... It’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Espionage Day on the podcast! With me

🗣️🎙️ #TheHerleBurly 

Greetings, you ever-curious Herle Burly-ites. I’m going to get right to it today, because we’ve got a topic that’s both pervasive and invasive, and I’ve wanted to explore it for a while... It’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Espionage Day on the podcast!

With me
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📢Thank you Validin for being #PIVOTcon25 Tech Sponsor ‼️ Read more about Validin here: validin.com Validin eliminates blind spots with comprehensive DNS history and IP context data. Our sponsors: pivotcon.org/sponsors #ThreatIntel #CTI #ThreatResearch

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Validin eliminates blind spots with comprehensive DNS history and IP context data.
Our sponsors: pivotcon.org/sponsors #ThreatIntel #CTI #ThreatResearch
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: We caught another government spyware vendor, which made fake Android apps masquerading as WhatsApp and cellphone providers' apps. The spyware was made by SIO, which partners "with Police and Intelligence Agencies" and sells to Italian government. techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/spy…

Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I refuse to believe there are people who talk and write about politics professionally who are actually unaware of why Zelensky wasn't wearing a suit.

Mari0n (@pinkflawd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To any woman, person of color or trans person who is thinking about submitting to BlackHat US this year I offer to pre-review your submission and provide feedback, and also happy to answer general questions. Long live DEI. Cfp link in thread.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: The U.S. govt accused 12 hackers of working for the Chinese government and hacking 100+ organizations, including the U.S. Treasury. DOJ says two of the hackers are linked to the Typhoon China-hacking group, responsible for high profile hacks. techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/jus…

John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨NEW REPORT: first forensic confirmation of #Paragon mercenary spyware infections in #Italy... Known targets: Activists & journalists. We also found deployments around the world. Including ...Canada? And a lot more... Thread on our The Citizen Lab investigation 1/

🚨NEW REPORT: first forensic confirmation of #Paragon mercenary spyware infections in #Italy...

Known targets: Activists &amp; journalists.

We also found deployments around the world. Including ...Canada?

And a lot more... Thread on our <a href="/citizenlab/">The Citizen Lab</a> investigation 1/
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And yes, we have updated the running tally of stalkerware providers that have been hacked, or otherwise spilled and leaked sensitive data online. We are at 25 since 2017. techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/hac…