When AI doesn’t know the target is real
A week ago, I wrote about OpenAI’s test agent breaking out of a sandbox and accessing Hugging Face’s production infrastructure....
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Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick
Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited...
Why Sophos Has Become Its Own AI Test Lab
Every security vendor will tell you about the AI in their products. Far fewer will tell you how their own...
France Bans Social Media for Under-15s, Requires Age Checks
Social media is about to come with an age check for everyone in France, not only children. French lawmakers approved...
Vulnerability in FIFA’s Network
About Bruce SchneierI am a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. I've been writing about...
The Gentlemen ransomware: what you need to know
Who Are The Gentlemen? Despite the impeccably polite name, there is nothing polite or refined about this particular gang of...
AI is killing low cost smartphones
We’ve heard speculation about these plans before, of course. But what seems to be emerging in the wake of Apple’s...
Researcher Details WhatsApp-to-Host Attack Chain Using Three OpenClaw Flaws
Ravie LakshmananJul 10, 2026AI Security / Vulnerability Details have emerged about three now-patched security flaws in the OpenClaw personal artificial...
U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case
A U.S. government entity paid about $1 million to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a new case study...
New Cargo Theft Surge: From Lobster Heists To Bourbon Warehouse Scams
Illustration of a long shadow truck with a thiefgettyLast January, I told you about the great lobster heist where criminals...
A double-edged bleeding edge: Classifying AI threats
Conversations about ‘AI threats’ typically collapse into one of two extremes. On the one hand, hype: unverified claims that don’t...
The Chinese Control the Majority of Argentina’s Squid Fleet
About Bruce SchneierI am a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. I've been writing about...
US tells OpenAI to restrict access to its most powerful AI model
Altman reportedly told staffers that the administration was getting nervous about the capabilities of the latest AI tools. It didn’t...
Stop Your Legacy Infrastructure from Hijacking Your AI Agents
Earlier this month, I spoke at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit about a blind spot most security programs...
Professional Athletes and Wearables
Professional Athletes and Wearables I haven’t thought about the privacy issues surrounding professional athletes and wearables. Wearables present serious privacy...
