At the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit, Android Security Team malware analyst Elena Kovakina explained Google’s strategy for countering ransomware on Android.

ShadowBrokers Expose NSA Access to SWIFT Service Bureaus
The latest ShadowBrokers dump includes exploits that allowed the NSA to target SWIFT data managed by outsourced service bureaus in the Middle East.

Priorities clash over the call to encrypt the whole internet
What does ‘encrypting the whole internet mean’: can it be done and is it a good idea?

Smartphone sensors offer hackers a way past security PINs
But how likely are you to fall victim to this kind of attack?

Google joins the efforts to halt the spread of fake news
Tech giants’ efforts to identify dubious stories are helpful, but the onus still lies with users

Android malware creators throw up a roadblock to thwart the good guys
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…