Sickle is a tool I originally developed to help me be more effective, in both developing and understanding shellcode. However, throughout the course of its development and usage It has evolved into a ...

Recent social engineering schemes involving WordPress and Microsoft’s Windows Terminal show that this relatively basic tactic is a growing threat. Cybercriminals are combining compromised websites ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed Silver Dragon that has been linked to cyber attacks targeting entities in Europe and Southeast Asia ...

IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new campaign in-the-wild, tracked as Operation Neusploit, targeting countries in the Central and Eastern European region. In this campaign, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This story has been updated on August 5 with a statement from ...

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant of a known malware loader called Matanbuchus that packs in significant features to enhance its stealth and evade detection. Matanbuchus is the name ...

Malware authors looking to evade analysis are turning to less popular programming languages like Delphi or Haskell. Computer scientists affiliated with the University of Piraeus and Athena Research ...

Abstract: An important method to detect intrusion is to identify attack codes such as shellcode. However, the popular simulation methods seriously slow down the efficiency, while static detection ...

Abstract: Shellcodes are malicious code fragments which are usually executed after exploitation of particular vulnerability. Such shellcodes can be packed within a binary in a form of payload and ...

For years, the Middle East has maintained its reputation as a fertile ground for advanced persistent threats (APTs). In the midst of routine monitoring of suspicious activities on the systems of ...