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SesameOp Backdoor Uses OpenAI API for Covert C2

A new backdoor uses an OpenAI API for command-and-control (C2) communications to covertly manage malicious activities within a compromised environment, demonstrating a unique way attackers can abuse ...
CoinTelegraph

UK renews Apple iCloud backdoor push, threatening crypto wallet security

The UK has again ordered Apple to open access to encrypted iCloud backups for British users, a move that could expose crypto wallet keys to hacking. Update (Oct. 3, at 2:00 pm UTC): This article has ...
Computer Weekly

Home Office issues new ‘backdoor’ order over Apple encryption

The government has reignited a row with Apple by issuing an order requiring the technology company to provide warranted access to encrypted data stored by British users on the supplier’s iCloud ...
9to5Mac

The British government is still insisting Apple has to create a backdoor into iCloud

ADP is not enabled by default, and many didn’t know it existed while others had not opted to enable it. The British government inadvertently did a favour for the world’s privacy by drawing attention ...
Reuters

'Backdoor' funding cuts possible by Trump administration, as Congress faces government shutdown

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - With three days to go before a U.S. government shutdown, an advocacy group that tracks federal spending warns that about $8 billion approved by Congress for healthcare ...
AppleInsider

'ChillyHell' backdoor hid in notarized Mac apps for four years

Jamf researchers have detailed a Mac backdoor called ChillyHell that passed Apple's notarization checks in 2021 and went unnoticed until very recently. Jamf Threat Labs revealed the findings in ...
Computer Weekly

Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm

The Home Office sought access to data and messages stored by Apple users on its cloud storage in the UK and overseas by demanding a “backdoor” to Apple’s iCloud service, a court ruling has revealed. A ...
Engadget

UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously thought

The UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has submitted a new legal filing, suggesting that authorities wanted the iCloud backdoor they're demanding Apple to create to be able to access more data ...
CNET

Apple Won't Have to Provide an Encryption Backdoor in the UK, Says US Official

Apple will not be required to provide an encryption backdoor in the UK, easing concerns about weakened privacy and security safeguards. The announcement was made by US Director of National ...
Engadget

The UK will no longer require Apple to create backdoor access to users' data

UK officials will no longer compel Apple to create backdoor access to its users' data, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. She wrote on X that she, President Trump and ...
The Verge

UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption

Opening the door for Apple to bring ADP iCloud encryption back to the UK. Opening the door for Apple to bring ADP iCloud encryption back to the UK. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...
Dark Reading

PipeMagic Backdoor Resurfaces as Part of Play Ransomware Attack Chain

Attackers are deploying a sophisticated, modular backdoor that mimics ChatGPT Desktop to disguise itself as part of an attack chain that exploits a critical Windows flaw to deliver the Play ransomware ...