Schneier on Security

43 articles in the Truth Foundry index. Each links out to the original.

• ETH Zurich Researchers Develop Dual-Function Fourier Pixel for Video and Surveillance · ETH Zurich scientists created a Fourier pixel that simultaneously captures and transmits light fields for advanced surveillance.
• Bruce Schneier Announces Upcoming Privacy and Security Speaking Engagements · Bruce Schneier lists upcoming speaking engagements at privacy and security conferences in July and August 2026.
• Commenters Criticize FIFA Network Security Vulnerability · Users discuss FIFA's backend authorization failure and compare it to V for Vendetta's emergency broadcast system.
• AI Data Center Opposition Obscures Corporate Wealth Concentration · Author argues data center protests distract from the real threat of concentrated AI corporate power.
• AI Surveillance Systems Threaten Democracy and Social Progress · Experts warn that AI-powered surveillance will chill dissent and halt social progress.
• AI Language Risks: Models May Distort Human Speech and Thinking · Experts warn that widespread AI use may erode human speech patterns and introduce cognitive biases.
• AI Decouples Cyber Skill from Ability, Widening Attack Surface · Five Eyes warn that AI lowers the skill barrier for autonomous cyberattacks, increasing global risk.
• Google Sues Chinese Scammers Using Gemini for Phishing Operations · Google filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise for deploying Gemini AI to create phishing templates.
• France to Halt Certification of Non-Quantum-Safe Encryption by 2027 · France's ANSSI will stop certifying encryption lacking quantum resistance starting in 2027.
• Flock Cameras Can Track Vehicles Without License Plates · Flock surveillance cameras can identify vehicles using decals and stickers even without full license plate data.
• Academic Paper Warns of Cybersecurity Mission Creep in US Governance · Schneier's paper argues that framing diverse policy issues as cybersecurity threats invites dangerous, reductive governance.
• Papa John's Uses Grocery Data to Target Hungry Consumers with Ads · Papa John's partners with Instacart and NBCU to serve ads to shoppers running low on groceries.
• AI Video Surveillance Enables Natural Language Queries for Mass Monitoring · New AI tools allow intelligence officers to ask natural language questions about video footage to find specific behaviors and objects.
• Sacramento Sheriff Deploys Drone to Disarm Armed Suspect with Magnet · Sacramento County Sheriff's Office successfully used a magnet-equipped drone to disarm a suspect hiding in a residence.
• Chinese Entities Dominate Argentina's Squid Fishing Fleet · Chinese companies control the majority of Argentina's squid fishing fleet despite local regulations.
• Meta Tests Facial Recognition Prototype with Pentagon Supplier for Police and Military · Meta is prototyping real-time facial recognition eyewear for law enforcement and military use.
• One Million Passports Leaked After Cannabis Dispensary ID System Hacked · A database of nearly one million passports was leaked after a low-value cannabis dispensary ID verification system was breached.
• German Court Rules Google Liable for AI Search Summaries · A German court held Google liable for its AI-generated search summaries, rejecting the carrier defense.
• New Research Reveals LLM Vulnerability to Prompt Injection via Role Confusion · Study finds LLMs rely on role tags for security, making prompt injection defense difficult.
• Anthropic's Fable 5 Model Jailbroken Within Days · Security researchers quickly bypassed Anthropic's Fable 5 model despite company claims of safety.
• Malware Developers Embed Anti-AI Text to Block Automated Analysis · Cybercriminals are embedding policy-triggering text in malware to confuse AI analysis tools.
• Flock Cameras Enable Police Stalking Without Warrants · Commenters warn that Flock cameras allow officers to stalk individuals without warrants, highlighting systemic oversight failures.
• Security Expert Bruce Schneier Announces Global Speaking Schedule for June and July 2026 · Security expert Bruce Schneier lists upcoming keynotes and panels on cybersecurity and digital humanism across Europe, North America, and Canada.
• Surveillance Company Leonardo Plans Bluetooth Tracking via License Plate Readers · Leonardo proposes adding Bluetooth sensors to ALPRs to track mobile devices and identify specific drivers.
• NSO Group Phishes WhatsApp Users Despite Court Order · NSO Group bypassed a court order to hack WhatsApp users via phishing attacks.
• US Military Broadcasts Encryption Codes via GPS Satellites for Two Decades · Security researcher Steven Murdoch reveals US military used GPS satellites as hidden key distribution stations since 2006.
• Schneier Critiques Anthropic's Project Glasswing Vulnerability Report · Bruce Schneier questions the lack of patched vulnerabilities in Anthropic's Project Glasswing data.
• Researchers Use Machine Learning to Decrypt Medieval Ciphers · Machine learning algorithms are being applied to decrypt historical pencil-and-paper ciphers.
• Bruce Schneier Reflects on Cryptography's Limits and AI's Impact on Cybersecurity · Bruce Schneier argues AI is shifting cybersecurity dynamics by automating vulnerability discovery and exploit creation.
• Microsoft Threatens Anonymous Researcher Nightmare Eclipse Over Windows Exploits · Microsoft threatens legal action against anonymous researcher Nightmare Eclipse for publishing Windows and BitLocker exploits.