Fooling around with encrypted reasoning blobs (opens in new tab)

This is a quick post I wanted to write about a “hobby project” I spent a weekend on. It has little to do with real cryptography, and mostly doesn’t expose a particularly exciting vulnerability. But it did teach me a lot about frontier LLM APIs and coding agents. It also got me certified as an OpenAI “cyber researcher” which is something that doesn’t happen every day. Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 fo...