A malicious npm package named Fezbox has been found using an unusual technique to conceal harmful code. The package employs a ...

"Appearing to be aided by a large language model (LLM), the activity obfuscated its behavior within an SVG file, leveraging ...

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Hackers behind a phishing campaign appear to have used artificial intelligence-generated code to hide malware behind a wall ...

Disclosure: the author of this article is involved with the Ethereum project. There have been a number of very interesting developments in cryptography in the past few years. Satoshi’s blockchain ...

A newly-discovered malicious package with layers of obfuscation is disguised as a utility library, with malware essentially ...

We’ve all heard of Gen AI being used to craft bodies of convincing phishing emails, however Microsoft researchers have now ...

"Obfuscated code is source or machine code that has been made difficult to understand. Programmers may deliberately obfuscate code to conceal its purpose or its logic to prevent tampering, deter ...

Nope, however the general premise that obfuscation of code makes your software 'more secure' is bunk. If someone has a copy of your software and wants to hack it, they will. obfuscated or not.