Intezer researchers used AI agents to rebuild source code for Slack, Apple’s Finder and a TinyTurla-NG sample, from a backdoor family Cisco Talos attributes to the Turla group. They worked from the shipped programs and vendor documentation. The rebuilt Slack ran well enough that the team added a new feature to it: AI text autocomplete, powered by a small local model. Software vendors that count on compiling their programs to keep source code private are … More
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