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Schneier on Security posts covering fake CAPTCHA malware scams, AI misuse in weapons development and CAPTCHA-solving limitations, political deepfakes and surveillance, and a record Microsoft security update reportedly addressing approximately 972 vulnerabilities including 112 critical-severity issues. The primary actionable security item is social engineering that abuses CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into executing malicious software; the Microsoft patch volume reinforces the need for timely enterprise patching. No specific CVE identifiers are provided.