All posts by John Doe

■■■□□ SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control. Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART) uncovered SesameOp, a new backdoor that uses the OpenAI Assistants API for C2. DART shared the findings with OpenAI, who identified and disabled an API key and associated account. msft.it/6012tGbpm SesameOp uses the OpenAI…

■■■□□ Kimsuky and Lazarus Hacker Groups Unveil New Tools That Enable Backdoor and Remote Access. Kimsuky and Lazarus Hacker Groups Unveil New Tools That Enable Backdoor and Remote Access

■■■□□ Pentest Copilot – AI-based Ethical Hacking Tool to Streamline Penetration Testing. Pentest Copilot – AI-based Ethical Hacking Tool to Streamline Penetration Testing

■□□□□ Top 7 agentic AI use cases for cybersecurity. https://www.csoonline.com/article/4079887/top-7-agentic-ai-use-cases-for-cybersecurity.html

■□□□□ Study concludes cybersecurity training doesn’t work. https://www.kpbs.org/news/science-technology/2025/10/31/study-concludes-cybersecurity-training-doesnt-work

■□□□□ Chinese hackers scanning, exploiting Cisco ASA firewalls used by governments worldwide. China-based hackers are scanning for and exploiting a popular line of Cisco firewalls used by governments in the U.S., Europe and Asia. https://therecord.media/chinese-hackers-scan-exploit-firewalls-government

■■□□□ Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president. Chinese leader says ‘check if there is a backdoor’ in reply to Lee Jae Myung’s quip about security of Xiaomi devices. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/03/xi-jinping-cracks-joke-about-spying-with-phones-given-to-south-korean-president#img-1

■■□□□ ISPs more likely to throttle netizens who connect through carrier-grade NAT: Cloudflare When operators see danger, innocent users are dragged down along with bad actors. https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/cloudflare_cgnat_bias_research/

■■■□□ Israeli army fearing hacking bars Chinese cars near its facilities. IDF Drops Chinese Cars, Switches to Japan’s Mitsubishi Fleet After three years with China’s Chery Tiggo 8, the Israeli army is swapping 600 vehicles for Mitsubishi Outlanders amid data-security fears. The IDF now bars Chinese models near sensitive bases, though some MG cars still…

■■■■□ HikvisionExploiter – An Automated Exploitation Toolkit Targeting Hikvision IP Cameras. HikvisionExploiter – An Automated Exploitation Toolkit Targeting Hikvision IP Cameras