Friday Squid Blogging: Another Squid
2026-05-31T19:23:41Z•c8d2f30840ef7843ab0876167da3c594546949fa0d4ee76dd5fc510d152c3abd
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What happened
Collection of Schneier blog posts (May 2026) summarizing several high‑impact security stories: a public GitHub repository maintained by a CISA contractor exposed highly privileged AWS GovCloud credentials and internal build/deploy details (major government data leak); a published zero‑day exploit named YellowKey that reliably bypasses default Windows 11 BitLocker protections (TPM‑based) but requires physical access; a macOS M5 kernel memory‑corruption exploit developed with assistance from Anthropic’s Mythos AI model; research and reporting on Wi‑Fi sensing that can identify people via router/
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- schneier_blog
- Record identifier
- c8d2f30840ef7843ab0876167da3c594546949fa0d4ee76dd5fc510d152c3abd
- Enrichment time
- 2026-05-31T19:23:41Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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