OpenAI Admits Data-Breach After Analytics Partner Hit By Phishing Attack

OpenAI has suffered a significant data breach after hackers broke into the systems of its analytics partner Mixpanel and successfully stole customer profile information for its API portal, the companies have said in coordinated statements.

According to a post by Mixpanel CEO Jen Taylor, the incident took place on November 8 when the company “detected a smishing campaign and promptly executed our incident response processes.”

Smishing is a form of phishing-by-SMS against targeted employees, popular with hackers because text messages bypass normal enterprise controls. This gave the attackers access to Mixpanel’s system, allowing them to steal a range of metadata relating to platform.openai.com account profiles:

Name provided to OpenAI on the API account

Email address associated with the API account

Approximate location based on API user browser (city, state, country)

Operating system and browser used to access the API account

Referring websites

Organization or User IDs associated with the API account

“We proactively communicated with all impacted customers. If you have not heard from us directly, you were not impacted,” said Taylor.

According to a separate OpenAI post, Mixpanel shared the affected customer dataset with it on November 25. After review, OpenAI had terminated its use of Mixpanel, it said, implying that this might be permanent.

The incident affects some customers with platform.openai.com accounts, but not users of ChatGPT or other OpenAI products, OpenAI said.

“We are in the process of notifying impacted organizations, admins, and users directly. While we have found no evidence of any effect on systems or data outside Mixpanel’s environment, we continue to monitor closely for any signs of misuse,” OpenAI said.

“This was not a breach of OpenAI’s systems. No chat, API requests, API usage data, passwords, credentials, API keys, payment details, or government IDs were compromised or exposed.”

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4097479/openai-admits-data-breach-after-analytics-partner-hit-by-phishing-attack.html

US peace roadmap, Kiev regime illegitimate, European security: Key takeaways from Putin’s press conference

While the American proposal could potentially lay the groundwork for a future agreement, multiple points need clarification, according to the Russian president

US peace proposal

Russia does not rule out the possibility of the US proposal potentially serving as the “basis of any future agreements,” Putin pointed out.

He noted, however, that so far, the Americans have merely proposed a set of issues that still need to be thoroughly discussed and formulated. Therefore, it is too early to speak of any draft peace deal as of now.

The Russian president added that the US leadership does take into account “our stance… in certain respects.”

Ukrainian leadership illegitimate

Putin described the prospect of signing an agreement with authorities in Kiev as “legally impossible.”

According to the Russian president, not holding elections was “a fundamental, strategic mistake,” thus rendering Vladimir Zelensky an illegitimate leader.

Zelensky refused to authorize presidential elections in May 2024, citing martial law. With his mandate now expired, Moscow argues that any officials he has appointed lack legitimacy as well, rendering any agreements they sign legally void.

Russian military’s advances

According to Putin, Ukraine’s entire frontline in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region faces collapse as Russian forces “are effectively bypassing the entire Ukrainian fortified line.”

“Our ‘Dniepr’ grouping faces them on one side, while the ‘Vostok’ group is encircling them from the north,” he explained.

Putin added that the recent gains by Russian troops have not gone unnoticed by those in the West “who realize the potential consequences” of such developments. He stated that these voices are pushing for ending the conflict as soon as possible before the entire frontline “folds.”

The Russian president estimated that in October alone, Kiev lost 47,000 troops, but mobilized only around 16,500, with rampant desertion making the situation even more dire for the Ukrainian military.

Putin emphasized that Russia will cease hostilities once Ukrainian troops leave Russian territories they still occupy.

“And if they don’t, we will make them,” he concluded.

European security

Putin dismissed claims made by certain EU officials that Russia harbors aggressive intentions toward its Western neighbors.

The Russian president suggested that European leaders might be “trying to create an illusion for their populations” or “catering to defense companies.”

“Maybe they’re trying to prop up their domestic political ratings, given the lamentable state of their economies. But in our eyes, of course, it’s just nonsense – complete lies,” he said.

He expressed a willingness to discuss broader European security with all parties interested, noting that Moscow had previously suggested holding such talks.

Divisions in the West hampering peace efforts

Commenting on the recent alleged leaks of communications between US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov published in the Western media, Putin argued that they have highlighted a major “problem.”

Actors holding “differing opinions within the collective West and in the US are battling it out… regarding what is going on and what needs to be done to stop the war,” the Russian president stated.

https://www.rt.com/russia/628586-putin-presser-us-peace-proposal-ukraine/

NATO Chief Rules Out Russian Veto On Ukraine Joining Alliance, Erecting Barrier Toward Peace

As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day, the Russians and Ukrainians keep growing further apart regarding their respective positions on Trump's peace plan. Trump's tentative Thursday deadline to get the deal signed has come and gone.

This trend of division over the plan even among the Western allies is being aided in no small part by the hawkish statements of some European leaders, as well as NATO Secretary-Mark Rutte, the latter to who has just made clear that Russia has no veto over Kyiv's bid to join NATO.

His words this week appear aimed at rebuffing the US deal, or at least giving the Ukrainians a better negotiating position. "Russia has neither a vote nor a veto over who can be a member of NATO," Rutte said in an interview with El País and German outlet RND.

NATO's founding Washington Treaty "allows any country in the Euro-Atlantic area to join," he added, also as quoted in Politico.

The US-led proposal has a key condition placed on Kyiv, namely that "it will not accept Ukraine at any moment in the future." However, the leaked European counter-proposal deletes this point, instead leaving future NATO accession wide open.

The European draft states that Ukraine’s potential NATO membership "depends on the consensus of NATO members, which does not exist."

Strangely some Western leaders keep talking about the possibility of accession, dangling it in front of the Ukrainians, and yet Washington and others behind closed doors know that it would never happen, as it would mean certain direct war with Russia…

On giving up land, the European document says that any discussions on territorial exchanges would start from the current Line of Contact. Freezing the front lines is something President Zelensky has wanted to do all along. Moscow has seen in this a way of allowing Ukrainian forces to regroup and rearm.

Zelensky is already not happy with the US version of the peace plan, as Ukraine would surrender the areas of Donbas it still controls, and the front lines would be frozen in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia - where Russian forces also holds territory. Meanwhile President Putin has just reiterated his view that the Zelensky government is illegitimate, thus bringing into question whether it can legally sign a final deal. Needless to say, this presents yet another major barrier.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/nato-chief-rules-out-russian-veto-ukraine-joining-alliance-erecting-barrier-toward

Traitors to the faith - do they get $7000 each too?

Unprecedented US Christian mission brings faith, prayer and unity to Israel

1,000-strong evangelical delegation will visit key sites, meet Israeli leaders, honor victims of the October 7 attacks, and train as pro-Israel ambassadors; organizer Mike Evans says the mission answers an urgent ideological war against Israel

A delegation of 1,000 U.S. Christian pastors and influencers will travel to Israel in the coming days for intensive training as ambassadors for both Israel and the United States, organizers said Thursday. The group, described as the largest U.S. Christian delegation to visit the country, aims to help counter what its backers call an “ideological war” against Israel, particularly among younger audiences.

Organized by the Friends of Zion Heritage Center and coordinated with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the initiative marks a major outreach effort to the American evangelical community. Its founder, Dr. Mike Evans, a prominent evangelical leader and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, called it “the largest delegation of U.S. Christian leaders since the country’s founding.” Participants will be commissioned as “Friends of Zion Ambassadors,” joining what Evans describes as a global community of over 750 million evangelical Christians. The Friends of Zion organization, based in Jerusalem, claims to operate the world’s largest pro-Israel social media network and says nearly half a million Israelis have taken part in its events. Its Friends of Zion Award, commissioned by the late President Shimon Peres, has been presented to more world leaders than any other Israeli honor, including Trump at the White House.

Embassy official Dan Oryan, who heads the Foreign Ministry’s Department for Civil Society Engagement, said the ministry views the initiative as “an important and welcome effort” to strengthen ties with influential Christian communities. “A delegation of 1,000 leaders and clergy members is an event of exceptional significance,” Oryan said, adding that it offers a rare opportunity to present Israel’s post-October 7 reality directly to prominent international figures.

Timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Friends of Zion Museum, the weeklong visit begins Tuesday, Dec. 2, and includes meetings with Israeli decision-makers, business leaders, diplomats, security experts and former hostages. Delegates will visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre alongside survivors and bereaved families, take part in a memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery honoring fallen soldiers, and join a mass prayer at the Western Wall, where they will place the names of victims from the October 7 attacks in the stones of the ancient site. The itinerary also includes a worship gathering in Shiloh, site of the biblical Tabernacle, a preview of the museum’s new hologram exhibit featuring virtual appearances by Israeli prime ministers, and a tour of the Anatot military base, where participants will meet top security officials and view a live demonstration of IDF combat capabilities. The visit concludes Sunday, Dec. 7, with an “Ambassador Summit” and graduation ceremony in the presence of senior Israeli leaders.

https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/bjqz57lb11x

Psaki: “What do you think the consequences should be for people who are abiding by following these steps from the Commander in Chief when they seem to be complete overreaches of power?”

Kirschner: “They’re following unlawful commands from Donald Trump”

https://twitter.com/i/status/1994129662138875985

As 3I Atlas approaches UFO disclosure will happen before it gets here

to set the stage for the morans still sleeping

so they can fall for the next psyop dragging us kicking and screaming into the abyss

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that is part of bluebeam