"Surprise!
Copying crummy code from Stack Overflow leads to vulnerable GitHub jobs":
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/04/stack_overflow_github/
Copycat
coders create 'vulnerable' apps:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49960387
Copy-and-paste sharing on Stack Overflow spreads insecure code: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/10/09/copy-and-paste-sharing-on-stack-overflow-spreads-insecure-code/
"Developers' Code Reuse Security Conundrum: Cut, Paste, Fail: GitHub Projects Riddled With Flawed Stack Overflow Code, Researchers Find" : https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/cutpastefail-unchecked-code-reuse-means-security-peril-p-2798
"Copying
Codes From Stack Overflow Leads To Vulnerable GitHub Projects" : https://fossbytes.com/copying-codes-from-stack-overflow-leads-to-vulnerable-github-projects/
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/techandscience/copycat-coders-create-vulnerable-apps/ar-AAIr8wa
https://1businessworld.com/2019/10/entrepreneurial-news-uk/copycat-coders-create-vulnerable-apps/
https://www.alpssocial.com/news-view/1/24915/copycat-coders-create-vulnerable-apps?c=2566
https://i-programmer.info/news/231-methodology/13156-copied-code-is-vulnerable-code.html
https://www.kbcchannel.tv/2019/10/07/copycat-coders-create-inclined-apps/
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/334811/stack-overflow-made-the-bbc-news-copycat-coders-create-vulnerable-apps
"The
most copied StackOverflow Java code snippet contains a bug": https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-most-copied-stackoverflow-java-code-snippet-contains-a-bug/
Some education resources:
"Preventing the Top Security Weaknesses Found in Stack Overflow Code Snippets": https://stackoverflow.blog/2019/12/02/preventing-the-top-security-weaknesses-found-in-stack-overflow-code-snippets/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=so-blog