Hacker News with Generative AI: Malware Analysis

ScatterBrain: Unmasking the shadow of PoisonPlug's obfuscator (cloud.google.com)
Since 2022, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking multiple cyber espionage operations conducted by China-nexus actors utilizing POISONPLUG.SHADOW. These operations employ a custom obfuscating compiler that we refer to as "ScatterBrain," facilitating attacks against various entities across Europe and the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. ScatterBrain appears to be a substantial evolution of ScatterBee, an obfuscating compiler previously analyzed by PWC.
Cybersecurity, Obfuscation, Malware Analysis, China
88 points by tux3 20 days ago | 17 comments
Show HN: Another ELF Analysis Toolkit (github.com/M3rcuryLake)
Nyxelf is a powerful tool for analyzing malicious Linux ELF binaries, offering both static and dynamic analysis.
Security, Linux, Malware Analysis, Tools
62 points by M3rcurylake 39 days ago | 2 comments
Hiding messages in x86 binaries using semantic duals (2020) (yossarian.net)
Security, Computer Science, Malware Analysis, Binary Analysis
38 points by woodruffw 201 days ago | 4 comments
YARA is dead, long live YARA-X (virustotal.github.io)
Security, Malware Analysis, Tools
132 points by serhack_ 280 days ago | 22 comments