Friday Squid Blogging: Petting a Squid

Published: 5 days ago (December 19, 2025 at 05:06 PM EST)

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Source: Schneier on Security

Source: Schneier on Security

Video Summary

Video from Reddit shows what could go wrong when you try to pet a—looks like a Humboldt—squid.

Security Commentary

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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