Training AIs to Solve CAPTCHAs
2026-10-20T07:23:35Z•2d37ae1d8bdb27f536f6e4c1758fbf742deb6456fd8f9558003b5cbefb7c8faf
AI model backdoorAI securityCAPTCHA bypassFBIIoT securityShinyHuntersabliterationadaptive machine learningauthoritarian surveillancecomputer visioncryptanalysiscybercrimedata breachdeepfakesindustrial control systemsinformation operationslegacy softwaremodel supply chainopen-weight modelsrefrigeration systems
What happened
A collection of Bruce Schneier posts covering security-relevant developments including adaptive AI systems that solve and learn from visual CAPTCHAs, risks of backdoored or safety-bypassed open-weight AI models, AI-assisted cryptanalysis, attacks against connected refrigeration systems, the ShinyHunters FBI data breach and arrest, and technology-enabled authoritarian propaganda. The most actionable items concern CAPTCHA bypass, supply-chain risks in modified model weights, and insecure legacy IoT control systems.
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- 2026-10-20T07:23:35Z
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- Yes
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