{"slug": "ai-reverse-engineering-let-researchers-add-a-new-feature-to-slack", "title": "AI reverse engineering let researchers add a new feature to Slack", "summary": "Intezer researchers used AI agents to reconstruct source code for Slack, Apple's Finder and a TinyTurla-NG sample from the backdoor family Cisco Talos attributes to the Turla group, working from 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. The result challenges software vendors that rely on compiling their programs to keep source code private.", "body_md": "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](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/10/slack-ai-reverse-engineering/) \n\nThe post [AI reverse engineering let researchers add a new feature to Slack](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/10/slack-ai-reverse-engineering/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-reverse-engineering-let-researchers-add-a-new-feature-to-slack", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/10/slack-ai-reverse-engineering/", "published_at": "2026-11-10 14:45:18+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-10 14:51:27.246013+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Intezer", "Slack", "Apple", "Finder", "TinyTurla-NG", "Cisco Talos", "Turla"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-reverse-engineering-let-researchers-add-a-new-feature-to-slack", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-reverse-engineering-let-researchers-add-a-new-feature-to-slack.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-reverse-engineering-let-researchers-add-a-new-feature-to-slack.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-reverse-engineering-let-researchers-add-a-new-feature-to-slack.jsonld"}}