Malware developers are getting creative in their fight against AI-powered security analysis. According to Bruce Schneier, spyware authors have begun embedding text about nuclear and biological weapons in their code — not to increase actual threat capability, but to confuse automated scanners. The trick: this forbidden content sits in JavaScript comments that don't affect execution, but it can trigger refusal responses from AI tools used for threat analysis. The real malicious payload hides behind this noise. It's a meta-attack targeting the defenders, not end users — and security teams need to understand how it works.

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