Microsoft Detects “SesameOp” Backdoor Using OpenAI’s API as a Stealth Command Channel

Microsoft has disclosed details of a novel backdoor dubbed SesameOp that uses OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface (API) for command-and-control (C2) communications.

“Instead of relying on more traditional methods, the threat actor behind this backdoor abuses OpenAI as a C2 channel as a way to stealthily communicate and orchestrate malicious activities within the compromised environment,” the Detection and Response Team (DART) at Microsoft Incident Response said in a technical report published Monday.

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