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A new Python-based malware called VVS stealer has been identified, targeting Discord users with stealthy techniques to steal ...

In this guide, we explain what obfuscation does, how obfuscated servers can enhance your digital privacy, and when obfuscation is most beneficial. An obfuscated VPN server uses encryption to scramble ...

COMMENTARY--I can imagine a world where the computers needed no security. Where there were no passwords, no security checks, and no firewalls. Where the computers communicated freely and shared ...

JavaScript, the ubiquitous scripting language used across Web applications worldwide, is becoming a key ingredient in phishing campaigns looking to plant malicious code on victims' computers, new ...

A research that analyzed over 10,000 samples of diverse malicious software written in JavaScript concluded that roughly 26% of it is obfuscated to evade detection and analysis. Obfuscation is when ...

There are plenty of tools out there that can decompile compiled assemblies and retrieve the original source code. These decompilers are a threat to your intellectual property, making it imperative ...

It's no secret that cyber threats are everywhere and growing stronger all the time. Any credible cybersecurity effort relies on active threat intelligence to examine vulnerabilities and bolster ...

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A new paper titled "Indistinguishability Obfuscation from Well-Founded Assumptions" may have unlocked a decades-old encryption puzzle. Is it possible to encrypt a computer program such that the code ...