Tag: reverse-engineering
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Fortinet’s silent patch sparks alarm as a critical FortiWeb flaw is exploited in the wild
Tags: advisory, best-practice, cve, defense, exploit, flaw, fortinet, Internet, reverse-engineering, risk, update, vulnerabilityDefense delayed due to silent patching: While Fortinet officially published an advisory for CVE-2025-64446 on November 14, 2025, the vendor’s earlier version release note made no mention of the vulnerability or the fix, leading to criticism that the patch was applied silently.”Silently patching vulnerabilities is an established bad practice that enables attackers and harms defenders,…
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Formbook Malware Campaign Uses Malicious ZIP Files and Layered Scripting Techniques
A new campaign leveraging Formbook malware has emerged, showcasing sophisticated multi-stage infection tactics that underscore the importance of analyzing more than just executable files during malware investigations. When teaching malware reverse-engineering in courses like SANS FOR610, it’s critical to addressed that reverse engineering applies to every component in the infection chain, not just PE or…
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Generative AI Supercharges Reverse Engineering
Check Point shows how generative AI accelerates XLoader analysis, uncovering real C2s and enabling faster, smarter malware defense. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/generative-ai-reverse-engineering/
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Bug-Bounty-Programm trifft KI ein zweischneidiges Schwert
Tags: ai, api, bug-bounty, ciso, cloud, compliance, hacker, reverse-engineering, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityKI-gestütztes Bug Hunting verspricht viele Vorteile. Ob sich diese auch in der Praxis verwirklichen, ist eine andere Sache.Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) wird zunehmend auch zum Treiber von Bug-Bounty-Programmen. Sicherheitsexperten greifen auf Large Language Models (LLMs) zurück, um:die Suche nach Schwachstellen zu automatisieren,Reverse Engineering von APIs zu bewerkstelligen, undCode-Basen schneller denn je zu durchleuchten.Allerdings gehen diese Effizienz-…
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Bug-Bounty-Programm trifft KI ein zweischneidiges Schwert
Tags: ai, api, bug-bounty, ciso, cloud, compliance, hacker, reverse-engineering, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityKI-gestütztes Bug Hunting verspricht viele Vorteile. Ob sich diese auch in der Praxis verwirklichen, ist eine andere Sache.Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) wird zunehmend auch zum Treiber von Bug-Bounty-Programmen. Sicherheitsexperten greifen auf Large Language Models (LLMs) zurück, um:die Suche nach Schwachstellen zu automatisieren,Reverse Engineering von APIs zu bewerkstelligen, undCode-Basen schneller denn je zu durchleuchten.Allerdings gehen diese Effizienz-…
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Bug-Bounty-Programm trifft KI ein zweischneidiges Schwert
Tags: ai, api, bug-bounty, ciso, cloud, compliance, hacker, reverse-engineering, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityKI-gestütztes Bug Hunting verspricht viele Vorteile. Ob sich diese auch in der Praxis verwirklichen, ist eine andere Sache.Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) wird zunehmend auch zum Treiber von Bug-Bounty-Programmen. Sicherheitsexperten greifen auf Large Language Models (LLMs) zurück, um:die Suche nach Schwachstellen zu automatisieren,Reverse Engineering von APIs zu bewerkstelligen, undCode-Basen schneller denn je zu durchleuchten.Allerdings gehen diese Effizienz-…
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Dynamic binary instrumentation (DBI) with DynamoRio
Learn how to build your own dynamic binary instrumentation (DBI) tool with open-source DynamoRIO to enable malware analysis, security auditing, reverse engineering, and more. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/dynamic-binary-instrumentation-dbi-with-dynamorio/
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WhatsApp Secures Ban on NSO Group After 6-Year Legal Battle
NSO Group must pay $4 million in damages and is permanently prohibited from reverse-engineering WhatsApp or creating new accounts after targeting users with spyware. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/whatsapp-ban-nso-group-legal-battle
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Network security devices endanger orgs with ’90s era flaws
Tags: access, application-security, apt, authentication, breach, cisa, cisco, citrix, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dos, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, jobs, linux, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, penetration-testing, programming, regulation, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, router, service, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day2024 networking and security device zero-day flaws Product CVE Flaw type CVSS Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and CloudGuard Network Security CVE-2024-24919 Path traversal leading to information disclosure 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20359 Arbitrary code execution 6.6 (Medium) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20353 Denial of service 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance …
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Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, flaw, framework, government, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Intruder, korea, microsoft, monitoring, network, ransomware, reverse-engineering, risk, russia, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustChina or Russia? Conflicting attribution: Microsoft attributed the broader wave of SharePoint exploitations to three Chinese-linked groups: Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and a third actor it tracks as Storm-2603. The company said the attackers were preparing to deploy Warlock ransomware across affected systems.However, the source familiar with the Kansas City incident tells CSO that a…
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NightMARE: A Python Library for Advanced Malware Analysis and Threat Intelligence Extraction
Elastic Security Labs has officially released nightMARE version 0.16, a comprehensive Python library designed to streamline malware analysis and reverse engineering workflows. The open-source tool consolidates multiple analysis capabilities into a single framework, enabling security researchers to extract configuration data and intelligence indicators from widespread malware families more efficiently. The development of nightMARE addresses a…
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NightMARE: A Python Library for Advanced Malware Analysis and Threat Intelligence Extraction
Elastic Security Labs has officially released nightMARE version 0.16, a comprehensive Python library designed to streamline malware analysis and reverse engineering workflows. The open-source tool consolidates multiple analysis capabilities into a single framework, enabling security researchers to extract configuration data and intelligence indicators from widespread malware families more efficiently. The development of nightMARE addresses a…
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Autonomous AI hacking and the future of cybersecurity
Tags: ai, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, framework, hacking, offense, open-source, programming, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, saas, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe AI-assisted evolution of cyberdefense: AI technologies can benefit defenders as well. We don’t know how the different technologies of cyber-offense and cyber-defense will be amenable to AI enhancement, but we can extrapolate a possible series of overlapping developments.Phrase One: The Transformation of the Vulnerability Researcher. AI-based hacking benefits defenders as well as attackers. In…
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Autonomous AI hacking and the future of cybersecurity
Tags: ai, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, framework, hacking, offense, open-source, programming, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, saas, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe AI-assisted evolution of cyberdefense: AI technologies can benefit defenders as well. We don’t know how the different technologies of cyber-offense and cyber-defense will be amenable to AI enhancement, but we can extrapolate a possible series of overlapping developments.Phrase One: The Transformation of the Vulnerability Researcher. AI-based hacking benefits defenders as well as attackers. In…
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Unlocking Hidden Capabilities in Wi-Fi Chips
Security Researchers Reveal Methods to Reverse Engineer MediaTek Firmware. Reverse engineering Wi-Fi chips opens new opportunities for security research. Security researchers Daniel Wegemer and Edoardo Mantovani describe tools, methods and motivations for unlocking hidden functions and enabling deeper hardware analysis. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/unlocking-hidden-capabilities-in-wi-fi-chips-a-29404
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Hacker nutzen gravierende Schwachstelle bei SAP S/4HANA aus
Tags: access, authentication, bug, ciso, cloud, cve, cvss, cyberattack, exploit, flaw, germany, hacker, injection, monitoring, password, reverse-engineering, sans, sap, service, update, vulnerabilityEin Exploit für die Schwachstelle wurde bereits in freier Wildbahn beobachtet.Vergangenen Monat hat SAP einen Patch für S/4HANA herausgebracht, der die gewaltige Schwachstelle CVE-2025-42957 mit einem CVSS-Score von 9,9 beheben soll. Der nun aufgetauchte Exploit ermöglicht es einem User mit geringen Berechtigungen, mittels Code-Injection in der SAP-Programmiersprache ABAP die vollständige Kontrolle über ein S/4HANA-System zu…
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Hacker nutzen gravierende Schwachstelle bei SAP S/4HANA aus
Tags: access, authentication, bug, ciso, cloud, cve, cvss, cyberattack, exploit, flaw, germany, hacker, injection, monitoring, password, reverse-engineering, sans, sap, service, update, vulnerabilityEin Exploit für die Schwachstelle wurde bereits in freier Wildbahn beobachtet.Vergangenen Monat hat SAP einen Patch für S/4HANA herausgebracht, der die gewaltige Schwachstelle CVE-2025-42957 mit einem CVSS-Score von 9,9 beheben soll. Der nun aufgetauchte Exploit ermöglicht es einem User mit geringen Berechtigungen, mittels Code-Injection in der SAP-Programmiersprache ABAP die vollständige Kontrolle über ein S/4HANA-System zu…
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VirusTotal Launches Endpoint That Explains Code Functionality for Malware Analysts
Virustotal today unveiled a powerful addition to its Code Insight suite: a dedicated API endpoint that accepts code snippets”, either disassembled or decompiled”, and returns succinct summaries and detailed descriptions tailored for malware analysts. Launched over two years after the debut of Code Insight at RSA 2023, this endpoint represents a significant step toward automating…
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Lockbit Linux ESXi Ransomware Variant Reveals Evasion Techniques and File Encryption Process
A recent reverse engineering analysis of a Lockbit ransomware variant targeting Linux-based ESXi servers has uncovered several sophisticated evasion techniques and operational details. The malware, first documented in 2022, employs the ptrace system call to detect debugging environments by attempting to attach to its parent process. If this fails typically due to an existing tracer…
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AI wrote my code and all I got was this broken prototype
Can AI really write safer code? Martin dusts off his software engineer skills to put it it to the test. Find out what AI code failed at, and what it was surprisingly good at. Also, we discuss new research on how AI LLM models can be used to assist in the reverse engineering of malware.…
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Raspberry Robin Malware Targets Windows Systems via New CLFS Driver Exploit
The Raspberry Robin malware, also known as Roshtyak, has undergone substantial updates that enhance its evasion and persistence on Windows systems. Active since 2021 and primarily disseminated through infected USB devices, this sophisticated downloader has integrated advanced obfuscation techniques to thwart reverse-engineering efforts. Encryption Tactics Researchers at Zscaler’s ThreatLabz have observed the addition of multiple…
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Black Hat 2025: Latest news and insights
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, ciso, cloud, conference, crowdstrike, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, group, hacker, hacking, identity, Internet, LLM, malicious, malware, reverse-engineering, sap, service, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, windowsBlack Hat USAAugust 2-7, 2025Las Vegas, NVBlack Hat USA 2025 returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on August 2-7. The annual event is a perennial magnet for cybersecurity professionals, researchers, vendors and othersThe week kicks off on August 2 with four days of cybersecurity training courses. The courses cover a range…
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Using LLMs as a reverse engineering sidekick
LLMs may serve as powerful assistants to malware analysts to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and provide actionable insights during malware analysis. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/using-llm-as-a-reverse-engineering-sidekick/
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What TikTok’s virtual machine tells us about modern bot defenses
A recent Hacker News post looked at the reverse engineering of TikTok’s JavaScript virtual machine (VM). Many commenters assumed the VM was malicious, designed for invasive tracking or surveillance. But based on the VM’s behavior and string patterns, a more plausible explanation is that it’ First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/what-tiktoks-virtual-machine-tells-us-about-modern-bot-defenses/
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China-Nexus Nation State Actors Exploit SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324) to Target Critical Infrastructures
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, cve, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, dns, encryption, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, fortinet, google, government, group, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, linux, malicious, malware, mandiant, military, network, open-source, programming, rat, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, rust, sap, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, update, vmware, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayExecutive Summary EclecticIQ analysts assess with high confidence that, in April 2025, China-nexus nation-state APTs (advanced persistent threat) launched high-temp exploitation campaigns against critical infrastructure networks by targeting SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324 [1], an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE). This assessment is based on a publicly…
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The 14 most valuable cybersecurity certifications
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, best-practice, blockchain, blueteam, china, cisa, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, conference, control, country, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, governance, government, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, Internet, jobs, kali, law, linux, malware, metric, microsoft, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, privacy, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, skills, threat, training, vulnerability, windowsIndustry recognition Who’s to say one certification is more respected than another? Such criteria can be very subjective, so we turned to the most direct and unbiased source to cut through the ambiguity: job listings. In addition to education, skills, and qualifications, employers often specify certs they seek in their ideal candidate. These mentions carry…
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Hannibal Stealer: Cracked Variant of Sharp and TX Malware Targets Browsers, Wallets, and FTP Clients
A new cyber threat, dubbed Hannibal Stealer, has surfaced as a rebranded and cracked variant of the Sharp and TX stealers, originally promoted by the reverse engineering group ‘llcppc_reverse.’ Developed in C# and leveraging the .NET Framework, this information-stealing malware poses a significant risk by targeting a wide array of sensitive data. Hannibal Stealer focuses…
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Latest Mustang Panda Arsenal: PAKLOG, CorKLOG, and SplatCloak – P2
This is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on Mustang Panda’s new tools. For details on ToneShell and StarProxy, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn addition to the new ToneShell variants and StarProxy, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered two new keyloggers used by Mustang Panda that we have named PAKLOG and CorKLOG as well as an EDR evasion…