These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.
- Macron campaign team used honeypot accounts to fake out Fancy Bear
- Crooks can nick Brits’ identities just by picking up the phone and lying
- Millions of identities stolen from education platform Edmodo
- Massive vulnerability in Windows Defender leaves most Windows PCs vulnerable
- NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-breaking Computer Project to Entire Internet
- An Obscure App Flaw Creates Backdoors In Millions of Smartphones
- Gaining insight into how cyber insurers understand and price risk
- To mitigate major Edge printing bug, use a Xerox copier, baffled user advises
- Cybersecurity Pros Will Soon Patrol Computer Networks Like Agents in ‘The Matrix’