Paul Shunk

Staff Security Intelligence Researcher

Paul is a security researcher with a primary focus on reverse engineering mobile malware. Prior to Lookout, he worked in a security operations centre first as a cyber threat intelligence analyst and later in security investigations. Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences (Information Systems Security) from Sheridan College in 2015.

My Articles

Lookout Discovers Two Russian Android Spyware Families from Gamaredon APT

Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab have discovered two Android surveillance families dubbed BoneSpy and PlainGnome attributed to Russian cyber espionage group Gamaredon

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).

Lookout Uncovers Hermit Spyware Deployed in Kazakhstan

Lookout researchers have uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillanceware used by the government of Kazakhstan within its borders.

Rooting Malware Makes a Comeback: Lookout Discovers Global Campaign

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