---
id: 6436
title: "On the recent VMProtect leaks and why it is a bad thing"
source_domain: blog.washi.dev
source_url: "https://blog.washi.dev/posts/on-the-vmp-leak-and-why-it-is-bad/"
published_at: "2023-12-13T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["rce", "reverse-engineering", "community", "obfuscation", "ethics", "leak", "vmprotect", "security-news", "blog-washi-dev"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6436"
lang: en
---

# On the recent VMProtect leaks and why it is a bad thing

## Summary

An opinion piece arguing that the leak of VMProtect's source code, though tempting for learners, ultimately harms the reverse-engineering community, and how to handle leaked proprietary code.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.washi.dev
- **Published:** 2023-12-13T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://blog.washi.dev/posts/on-the-vmp-leak-and-why-it-is-bad/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6436