Going Down the Spyware Rabbit Hole with SilkBean Mobile Malware

An Android spyware attack was recently discovered that targeted the Uyghur ethnic minority group – since 2013.

In this in-depth Threatpost podcast Christoph Hebeisen, who leads the Security Intelligence Research Division at Lookout, shares a behind-the-scenes look at how his team discovered and tracked three never-before-seen surveillanceware tools, dubbed SilkBean, GoldenEagle and CarbonSteal.