Author Archives: Emin Baylarov

In 1937, one of the world’s most authoritative art historians, Abraham Bredius, was approached by a lawyer on behalf of a Dutch family estate to inspect a painting of a Christ and the Disciples at Emmaus (pictured above). Bredius dedicated many years of his life studying the artwork of Johannes Vermeer. After inspecting the painting, […]

Although I find tools like Immunity Debugger/OllyDbg more useful as a debugger/disassembler for security research and malware analysis, this does not mean that I ignore the power and capabilities of the IDA debugger/disassembler, both for individual and corporate use. Particularly, IDA’s ability to decompile a program into its source code, its extensive platform support, the […]

A new web skimmer called “Meyhod” has recently been disclosed by RiskIQ. Named after a typo in its code, this malware first surfaced in October, targeting several e-commerce sites, including Bosley, a hair treatment company, and the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC). While investigating the attacker’s domain (jquerycloud[.]com) a bit further and other potential victims from […]

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are now easily accessible for purchase online with just a click, and due to the difficulty in registering them, they have started to pose threats to both air transportation and privacy. We’ve frequently encountered news in the written and visual media highlighting these concerns.As a result, combating […]

As my final blog post of 2020, I’d like to share a brief checklist to help users and researchers stay safe online. Many attackers use broad, sweeping methods, and those who overlook the basics are often the first to be compromised. This guide aims to support those who are beginning their journey into Operational Security […]