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  • Schneier on Security: Slopsquatting

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/slopsquatting.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Slopsquatting Feedly Summary: As AI coding assistants invent nonexistent software libraries to download and use, enterprising attackers create and upload libraries with those names—laced with malware, of course. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a critical security concern in the intersection of AI and…

  • Hacker News: GoStringUngarbler: Deobfuscating Strings in Garbled Binaries

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/gostringungarbler-deobfuscating-strings-in-garbled-binaries Source: Hacker News Title: GoStringUngarbler: Deobfuscating Strings in Garbled Binaries Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text details the challenges associated with analyzing malware written in Go that utilizes the garble obfuscator, focusing on the introduction of the GoStringUngarbler tool, which automates the deobfuscation process of string literals.…

  • Cloud Blog: GoStringUngarbler: Deobfuscating Strings in Garbled Binaries

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/gostringungarbler-deobfuscating-strings-in-garbled-binaries/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: GoStringUngarbler: Deobfuscating Strings in Garbled Binaries Feedly Summary: Written by: Chuong Dong Overview In our day-to-day work, the FLARE team often encounters malware written in Go that is protected using garble. While recent advancements in Go analysis from tools like IDA Pro have simplified the analysis process, garble…

  • Cloud Blog: Using capa Rules for Android Malware Detection

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/capa-rules-android-malware-detection/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Using capa Rules for Android Malware Detection Feedly Summary: Mobile devices have become the go-to for daily tasks like online banking, healthcare management, and personal photo storage, making them prime targets for malicious actors seeking to exploit valuable information. Bad actors often turn to publishing and distributing malware…

  • Cloud Blog: CVE-2023-6080: A Case Study on Third-Party Installer Abuse

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cve-2023-6080-third-party-installer-abuse/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: CVE-2023-6080: A Case Study on Third-Party Installer Abuse Feedly Summary: Written By: Jacob Paullus, Daniel McNamara, Jake Rawlins, Steven Karschnia Executive Summary Mandiant exploited flaws in the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) repair action of Lakeside Software’s SysTrack installer to obtain arbitrary code execution. An attacker with low-privilege access…

  • Cloud Blog: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/backscatter-automated-configuration-extraction/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction Feedly Summary: Written by: Josh Triplett Executive Summary Backscatter is a tool developed by the Mandiant FLARE team that aims to automatically extract malware configurations. It relies on static signatures and emulation to extract this information without dynamic execution, bypassing anti-analysis logic present in…

  • Cloud Blog: XRefer: The Gemini-Assisted Binary Navigator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/xrefer-gemini-assisted-binary-navigator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: XRefer: The Gemini-Assisted Binary Navigator Feedly Summary: Written by: Muhammad Umair Here at Mandiant FLARE, malware reverse engineering is a regular part of our day jobs. At times we are required to perform basic triages on binaries, where every hour saved is critical to incident response timelines. At…

  • Hacker News: Computing with Time: Microarchitectural Weird Machines

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    Source URL: https://cacm.acm.org/research-highlights/computing-with-time-microarchitectural-weird-machines/ Source: Hacker News Title: Computing with Time: Microarchitectural Weird Machines Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the development and implications of microarchitectural weird machines (µWMs), which exploit CPU microarchitectural features to create powerful obfuscation techniques for malware. This research provides insights into how these µWMs can…

  • Hacker News: Eclipse Steady – Java Code Analysis

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    Source URL: https://github.com/eclipse/steady Source: Hacker News Title: Eclipse Steady – Java Code Analysis Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text presents Eclipse Steady, a tool designed for assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities in Java applications, particularly concerning open-source components. Its significance lies in its approach of integrating static and dynamic analysis techniques…