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Generated: 2026-09-11 17:00 PDT
- Friday Squid Blogging: Rotting Squid on a Beached California Boat
Schneier on Security • 2026-09-11 14:03 • www.schneier.comSmells awful:
But an estimated 30 to 50 tons of dead squid remain inside the boat’s catch tank, where they have been decomposing for days. “That is nasty. I wouldn’t want to do that,” said commercial fisherman Dick Ogg of the Bodega Bay Fishermen’s Marketing Association.
Ogg said anyone familiar with the fishing industry understands what happens when a large catch sits for an…
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/friday-squid-blogging-rotting-squid-on-a-beached-california-boat.html - Weekly Update 521: Breach Perception v. Reality
Troy Hunt • 2026-09-11 13:37 • www.troyhunt.comI think what really resonates with me this week is being able to completely turn the tables on perceptions around things like AI being the big bad hacking tool the news would have you believe. There's the stat I talk about where it's had literally 0%
- Hackers abused Claude to extract secrets from 1.8M Android apps
BleepingComputer • 2026-09-11 13:19 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Anthropic says multiple threat groups, including the financially motivated and state-sponsored espionage groups linked to Russia and China, tried to abuse its Claude AI model for malicious purposes. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abused-claude-to-extract-secrets-from-18m-android-apps/ - Florida confirms DMV database breached via stolen police account
BleepingComputer • 2026-09-11 12:00 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has confirmed that its DAVID driver database suffered a data breach, saying the attackers gained access using credentials belonging to a police department employee. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/florida-confirms-dmv-database-breached-via-stolen-police-account/ - My Talk at DEF CON
Schneier on Security • 2026-09-11 11:06 • www.schneier.comLast month, I gave a talk at DEF CON on AI hacking: what happens when AIs become hackers. It’s a combination of the potentialities I raised in my 2022 book A Hacker’s Mind and the lessons we’re learning from current AI models engaging in hacking behavior. I’m really proud of the talk, and the fact that it gained over 100K views on YouTube in just a few days.
Also online is an inte…
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/my-talk-at-def-con.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
