SesameOp Backdoor Uses OpenAI API for Covert C2 Summary Researchers from Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) discovered a novel backdoor named “SesameOp” that leverages the OpenAI Assistants API as…
Invasion of the message body snatchers! Teams flaw allowed crims to impersonate the boss Summary Microsoft Teams contained four now-patched vulnerabilities discovered by Check Point that allowed attackers to tamper…
Cybercrooks getting violent more often to secure big payouts in Europe Summary Researchers report a sharp rise in “violence as a service” across Europe, with at least 18 violent crypto-related…
OpenAI API moonlights as malware HQ in Microsoft’s latest discovery Summary Microsoft has disclosed a novel backdoor named “SesameOp” that abuses the OpenAI Assistants API as a command-and-control (C2) channel.…
Japan’s first female prime minister doesn’t call herself a feminist — but the country needs her to tackle sexism in science Summary Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister…
The ‘implementation COP’: why the Belém summit must ratchet up climate action Article meta Article Date: 2025-11-04Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03567-7Article Image: https://media.nature.com/lw767/magazine-assets/d41586-025-03567-7/d41586-025-03567-7_51659016.jpg Summary The Nature commentary argues that COP30 in Belém…
Climate change is devastating mining of minerals needed to fight it Article Date: 2025 (source article) Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03560-0 Article Image: Image link Summary The rush to mine “critical metals”…
When will Africa have a Nobel prize in medicine? Summary African researchers have driven life‑saving advances — from vaccine development to genomic surveillance and public‑health interventions — yet no one…
Keeping the lights on takes up nearly all police IT spending in England and Wales Summary A National Audit Office (NAO) report finds that police forces in England and Wales…
Ministry of Defence’s F-35 blunder: £57B and counting Summary The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a blistering report on the UK Ministry of Defence’s management of the F-35 programme,…
