Security practitioners often use emulators to dig into Android malware. So what happens when the bad guys work out how to spot that?

Nintendo Discontinues the NES Classic Edition
A Nintendo representative has confirmed today that the company will be discontinuing the NES Classic Edition, “a plug-and-play console that became popular with collectors as soon as it launched last fall,” reports Polygon. The last shipments of the consoles will…

More Americans Now Work Full-Time From Home Than Walk and Bike To Office Jobs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Quartz: In the United States, the past decade has been marked by booming cities, soaring rents, and a crush of young workers flocking to job-rich downtowns. Although these are heady days for pavement-pounding…

Researchers Develop Master Fingerprints That Can Break Into Smartphones
Researchers at New York University and Michigan State University have recently found that the fingerprint sensor on your phone is not as safe as you think. “The team has developed a set of fake fingerprints that are digital composites of…

Roku-Enabled TVs Will Soon 'Listen' To Programs You're Watching To Suggest Streaming Content
Roku-enabled TVs will be receiving a new OS update that will listen to what show or movie you’re watching via your cable or satellite set-top or over-the-air antenna, in order to suggest internet-streaming content. “Compatible TVs will use automatic content…

Used Tesla Model S Sedans Sell Faster Than Any Other High-End Used Vehicle
According to a survey conducted by Autolist, “used Tesla Model S sedans sell faster than luxury-car competitors do, and faster than other top-selling used vehicles from Motor Co. and General Motors Co.,” reports MarketWatch. From the report: Used Model S…

‘High Risk’ Zero Day Leaves 200,000 Magento Merchants Vulnerable
A popular version of the Magento ecommerce platform is vulnerable to a remote code execution bug, putting as many as 200,000 online retailers at risk.

FDA Demands St. Jude Take Action on Medical Device Security
The FDA sent Abbott Laboratories a warning letter citing that it had inadequately addressed the security of the maligned Merlin@home Transmitter.

Malware, Sir? Jenkins ‘software butler’ tool gets many security fixes
You patched the operarting system, you patched your apps, but did you patch your plugins?

Low fines for charities misusing donors’ data was ‘a masterstroke’
When 13 charities including two leading animal welfare organisations were given what looked like very low fines for serious data breaches, many were outraged – but it increasingly looks like a very smart move by the regulator