Friday Squid Blogging: New Jurassic Squid Predecessors
2026-11-08T07:23:35Z•93ace1555d7112770d00e4f677d9860c033bf848c5d61cbc805146922b2877a1
AI model backdoorsAI securityAI-generated codeAndroidNorth Korean IT workersOSINTautomotive cybersecuritycapability evaluationsfraudgeolocationhidden capabilitiesinsider threatlegal system exploitationprivacysoftware vulnerabilitiesspywaresupply-chain riskvulnerability discovery
What happened
Schneier's October–November 2026 posts discuss emerging security and technology risks, including AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, hidden capabilities and backdoors in AI models, security bias in code-generating models, spyware and bloatware in aftermarket automotive head units, fraudulent North Korean IT workers, and AI exploitation of legal systems. The strongest security concern is that adversarially trained or cryptographically concealed model capabilities may evade conventional safety evaluations. No specific software vulnerability or confirmed exploit affecting a named product is rel
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