Sneaky SesameOp: Malware Mixes AI Magic with Mischief!
Microsoft has revealed a sneaky backdoor named SesameOp, using OpenAI Assistants API for command-and-control operations. Instead of traditional methods, this backdoor leverages AI to stealthily manage malicious activities, making it a high-tech game of hide and seek. Microsoft and OpenAI are working together to address this digital mischief.
Hot Take:
Well, well, well, it seems hackers have traded in their ski masks for some AI-powered wizardry. Who needs a ski mask when you can hide behind a virtual assistant? SesameOp is the new sneaky trick in the cybercriminal’s playbook, using the OpenAI API as a command center. It’s a digital heist that makes Ocean’s Eleven look like child’s play. Move over, traditional malware; your time is up!
Key Points:
- SesameOp is a new backdoor using OpenAI Assistants API for stealthy command communications.
- Microsoft discovered the implant in a sophisticated security incident lasting months.
- The attack uses a complex web of internal web shells and compromised Visual Studio utilities.
- OpenAI Assistants API is being deprecated in August 2026 in favor of a new Responses API.
- Microsoft shared its findings with OpenAI, leading to the disabling of a compromised API key.
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