Apr 03, 2026 • Bruce Schneier
Friday Squid Blogging: Jurassic Fish Chokes on Squid
This article is not a cybersecurity news piece. It is a paleontological blog post discussing a 150-million-year-old fossil of a fish that died by choking on a...
Executive Summary
This article is not a cybersecurity news piece. It is a paleontological blog post discussing a 150-million-year-old fossil of a fish that died by choking on a belemnite rostrum (the internal shell of an extinct squid-like creature). While posted on a security blog as a 'Friday Squid Blogging' conversation starter, it contains no threat intelligence, vulnerability disclosures, or security-relevant content. No threat actors, malware families, or cybersecurity entities are associated with this article.
Summary
Here’s a fossil of a 150-million year old fish that choked to death on a belemnite rostrum : the hard, internal shell of an extinct, squid-like animal. Original paper . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
Published Analysis
This article is not a cybersecurity news piece. It is a paleontological blog post discussing a 150-million-year-old fossil of a fish that died by choking on a belemnite rostrum (the internal shell of an extinct squid-like creature). While posted on a security blog as a 'Friday Squid Blogging' conversation starter, it contains no threat intelligence, vulnerability disclosures, or security-relevant content. No threat actors, malware families, or cybersecurity entities are associated with this article. Here’s a fossil of a 150-million year old fish that choked to death on a belemnite rostrum : the hard, internal shell of an extinct, squid-like animal. Original paper . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy. Here’s a fossil of a 150-million year old fish that choked to death on a belemnite rostrum : the hard, internal shell of an extinct, squid-like animal. Original paper . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.