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Hex-Rays is Heading to Hacker Summer Camp 2026

Hex-Rays is Heading to Hacker Summer Camp 2026

Vegas in August generally means one thing for the reverse engineering community: Hacker Summer Camp. Hex-Rays will be on the ground for all three events, and we've packed the week with demos, a workshop, some light recruiting and more. Here's where to find us.

Black Hat

Our Tech Evangelist, David Rushmer, will be available for meetings Monday, August 3 - 5. If you'd like to have a chat or get a demo of new or upcoming features like our revamped Teams Add-On or upcoming Malware Add-On, just email marketing@hex-rays.com and we'll get something on the calendar.

B-Sides Las Vegas

David will be onsite and ready to talk all things IDA. Whether you've got a technical question, want to share your current or upcoming research, feedback on the product, or just want to say hi, drop a line to marketing@hex-rays.com and we'll make it easy to connect.

DEF CON 34 | Malware Village

DEF CON is where we're really setting up shop this year. We will be stationed within the Malware Village at our own table. 

Demos: Malware Analysis Add-On (Private Beta)

📅 Friday, August 7 & Saturday, August 8. Every hour on the hour, 10:00am – 4:00pm.

This demo will walk through three features available today in private beta:

  • Automated Unpacker Framework, which detects packed binaries on load and unpacks them in-place so analysts can get straight to work

  • One-Click Safe Debugging, which launches emulation-based debugging from a single button without leaving IDA or risking execution on the wrong system

  • Sandbox Analysis Framework, which pulls code coverage, API call timelines, and memory regions from sandbox runs directly into IDA's UI

If you've ever lost time to boilerplate unpacking, manual debugger setup, or manually correlating sandbox output with static analysis, this demo is for you.  

Workshop: Follow the Execution - A DLL Sideloading Teardown & Intro to IDA

📅 Saturday, August 8 @ 12:55pm

Join us for a hands-on DLL sideloading teardown and intro to IDA. Space is limited to 40 seats, and registration is required. 

👉 Read the Workshop Overview & Register Here

Need a license to participate? We've got you covered — just note that a license will be provided subject to standard KYC (know-your-customer) verification requirements.

Recruiting for US-Based Roles

We're looking to fill two US-based positions. Come learn more about the company and the roles, and more importantly, meet the people you might work with.  

What's New: IDA 9.4 and the Revamped Teams Add-On

We'll be spreading the word on the latest release, IDA 9.4, and happy to answer any questions. Plus we'll have a demo of the newly revamped Teams add-on. A few highlights worth checking out:  

  • Reworked Dyld Shared Cache handling — a cleaner workflow for navigating Apple's system-framework bundles, with better accuracy and support for the latest iOS formats.
  • Swift, Rust, and Go get smarter — the decompiler now understands Swift's calling convention, detects Rust crate versions, and reads Go binaries more reliably.
  • Pathfinder, a new widget that traces call paths between two points in a binary, plus a redesigned Xrefs Graph.
  • Teams is now Git-native — version your IDBs through the Git provider you already use (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or self-hosted), with three-way merge conflict resolution and shareable Deep Links to a specific function, address, or string.

Pssst... we'll have a special license discount for those who visit us. 

Bring Your Feedback, Take Home Swag

As always, we want to hear what's working and what isn't. Swing by our sponsor table in the Malware Village, share your IDA feedback, and walk away with some swag for your thoughts.

See you in Vegas!