Research & Analysis
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Incident Analysis
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They Hacked the CSS: Inside Chrome’s First Zero-Day of 2026 (CVE-2026–2441)
Google confirms active exploitation of CVE-2026-2441. Inside the CSS Use-After-Free vulnerability compromising Chrome browsers worldwide.
Unpatchable? How Chinese Hackers Hid in Dell VMs for 2 Years Using "Magic Packets"
A deep dive into the critical Dell 0-day. How Chinese hackers used "Ghost NICs" and invisible malware to hide in corporate networks.
The XZ Backdoor (CVE-2024–3094): How a Supply Chain Attack Nearly Compromised Every Linux Server
A breakdown of CVE-2024–3094, how the attacker hijacked liblzma, and why this almost became the biggest supply chain compromise in Linux history.
The "Dumb" Editor That Got Too Smart: When Feature Bloat Leads to RCE
Notepad was supposed to be the safe harbor of Windows utilities. Then Microsoft added Markdown, and things got complicated.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Deconstructing the UPSTYLE Backdoor (CVE-2024-3400)
A technical deep dive into the UPSTYLE malware and the CVE-2024-3400 vulnerability. This analysis dissects the malware's three-stage Python payload, its novel "living-off-the-land" C2 communication, and provides actionable IOCs for defenders.
The Notepad++ Hack: A Deep Dive Into a State-Sponsored Supply Chain Attack
How a beloved code editor was turned into a delivery mechanism for sophisticated spyware, and what it teaches us about modern cybersecurity threats.
Security Deep Dives
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How Risen Ransomware Works: An IDA Pro Deep Dive
A step-by-step static analysis of the Risen ransomware, uncovering its evasion tactics, persistence mechanisms, and key indicators of compromise from a LetsDefend challenge.
Deconstructing IcedID: A Hands-On Walkthrough of a Modern Malware Attack
From a malicious Word document to C2 communication, this is a step-by-step analysis of the LetsDefend IcedID challenge, revealing the tools and techniques used to dissect a notorious banking trojan.