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Generated: 2026-02-06 16:00 PST
- Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Fishing Tips
Schneier on Security • 2026-02-06 14:01 • www.schneier.comThis is a video of advice for squid fishing in Puget Sound.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/friday-squid-blogging-squid-fishing-tips.html
- I Am in the Epstein Files
Schneier on Security • 2026-02-06 12:43 • www.schneier.comOnce. Someone named “Vincenzo lozzo” wrote to Epstein in email, in 2016: “I wouldn’t pay too much attention to this, Schneier has a long tradition of dramatizing and misunderstanding things.” The topic of the email is DDoS attacks, and it is unclear what I am dramatizing and misunderstanding.
Rabbi Schneier is also mentioned, also incidentally, also once. As far as either of us know, we are not related.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/i-am-in-the-epstein-files.html
- Germany warns of Signal account hijacking targeting senior figures
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-06 12:00 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is warning of suspected state-sponsored threat actors targeting high-ranking individuals in phishing attacks via messaging apps like Signal. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-warns-of-signal-account-hijacking-targeting-senior-figures/ - DKnife Linux toolkit hijacks router traffic to spy, deliver malware
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-06 10:35 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A newly discovered toolkit called DKnife has been used since 2019 to hijack traffic at the edge-device level and deliver malware in espionage campaigns. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dknife-linux-toolkit-hijacks-router-traffic-to-spy-deliver-malware/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
