AI reverse engineering let researchers add a new feature to Slack

Reported by Help Net Security (Mirko Zorz)

Summary by Cyber Security News10 Nov 2026, 15:45 CET

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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.

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