OpenAI Assistants API Exploited in ‘SesameOp’ Backdoor
Instead of relying on more traditional methods, the backdoor exploits OpenAI’s Assistants API for command-and-control communications
Day: November 4, 2025
Philippine Air Force Helicopter Carrying 5 Crashes During Typhoon Rescue
A Philippine air force helicopter with five personnel on board crashed Monday in the country’s south while flying to help respond to the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi.
Peru cuts ties with Mexico over asylum for ex-prime minister
Peru has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after learning that former prime minister Betssy Chávez, accused of helping ex-president Pedro Castillo attempt a coup in 2022, has taken refuge in the Mexican embassy in Lima. Peru’s foreign minister …
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 26 dead in Philippines, with survivors trapped on roofs and in cars
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding set off by the storm, which barreled across the central part of the country on Tuesday, disaster response officials said. Floodwaters trapped scores of people on t…
NY candidate Zohran Mamdani addresses the press on mayor election day
Rewatch Zohran Mamdani’s address in New York on election day as he addresses journalist on Novembre 4, 2025. Zohran Mamdani is a 34-year-old progressive politician aiming to become New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
Several New Jersey polling places receive threats similar to ones that disrupted voting last year
Law enforcement and election officials in New Jersey have acted swiftly to secure polling places following a series of bomb threats later determined to be unfounded.
Transportation Companies Hacked to Steal Cargo
Threat actors engage in elaborate attack chains to infect trucking and logistics companies with remote access tools.
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UN Report Confirms Planetary Warming Will Breach 1.5 Degrees Celsius, Richer Nations Primarily to Blame
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Trump admits Republicans ‘likely’ to lose midterm elections unless they go ‘nuclear’ and end Senate filibuster
Republican senators are unlikely to heed his demand to drop the chamber’s supermajority requirement for most bills as it could end up giving Democrats the same power down the line
Dick Cheney remembered as steady, influential force in US politics
Leaders from George W Bush to John Barrasso paid tribute to the former vice-president’s decades of public serviceUS political leaders offered their condolences about the death of Dick Cheney, with George W Bush describing his former vice-president as “…