Over 25% of malicious JavaScript code is obfuscated by so-called ‘packers’, a software packaging method that has given attackers a way of evading signature-based detection, according to security and ...

A research that analyzed over 10,000 samples of diverse malicious software written in JavaScript concluded that roughly 26% of it is obfuscated to evade detection and analysis. Obfuscation is when ...

Obfuscated (hidden) Javascript attacks were popular amongst criminal hackers a couple of years ago, and were widely reported by several vendors, who developed heuristic scanning solutions to counter ...

A new JavaScript obfuscation method hinders AI analysis by exploiting safety protocols. This raises concerns about code security — here's why it matters.

As Mozilla continues to try to make it safer than ever to use Firefox, the organization has updated its Add-on Policy so that any updates that include obfuscated code are explicitly banned. Mozilla ...

There are nasty cruel people who say that my code comes out pre-obfuscated. They are wrong of course, but I'm not sure I'd like my chances submitting it to Google for approval as a Chrome extension.