Huawei and the Five Eyes. Report on Russian trolling finds fluency in American. Boomstortion scammers turn to new threats. PewDiePie followers hack printers, again.

In today’s podcast, we hear that the Five Eyes agreed to contain Huawei’s potential for espionage. Huawei and ZTE both continue their charm offensive to convince international customers it’s safe to use their gear. Senate commissioned report on Russian influence operations finds the St. Petersburg troll farmers “fluent in American trolling.” Boomstortion scammers now threaten acid attacks. PewDiePie followers—again—hack printers, but this time they say it’s for the public good. Justin Harvey from Accenture on M&A targets and resilience.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_12_17.html

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