Abstract: A NOP (no-operation) sled is used as part of binary exploitation code to provide flexibility for exploitation accuracy and evade signatures before and after the exploitation has occurred and ...

Abstract: Return-oriented programming (ROP) is a code-reuse attack that uses borrowed chunks of executable code for arbitrary computation. On Windows, ROP is often used solely to bypass Data Execution ...

In the following example, I will use MSFvenom to generate a Windows shellcode to execute calc.exe and use ZYPE to do the IPv6 obfuscation. Let's first generate the shellcode. This will generate the ...

Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

The amount of noise The Row’s annual sample sale generated last weekend was perhaps antithetical to the brand’s ultimate quiet luxury status. But what else could be expected? The brand’s legions of ...

In a newly disclosed multi-stage threat campaign, attackers were seen skipping disk and leaning on in-memory tricks to deliver the XWorm remote access trojan (RAT). According to Forcepoint Labs’ ...

This is a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) project that demonstrates the execution of encrypted shellcode using Windows Fibers. The primary goal of this project is to showcase a method for loading and executing ...

A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. The word "parable" comes from the Greek word "parabolē," which means "comparison" or ...

Slapstick comedy is a purposefully exaggerated form of performance that can portray a cartoonish reality. In the world of slapstick, characters are constantly getting hurt, mugging their faces, ...

In 1969, a now-iconic commercial first popped the question, “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” This deceptively simple line in a 30-second script managed ...