Threats

Why it’s important to update software — and why you can stop worrying about it.

ATMs will soon use fingerprint readers and iris sensors to identify customers. But is biometric authentication as secure as advertised?

Three months in, we report on the development of No More Ransom and the goals we’ve already achieved.

Everything you need to know about mobile banking Trojans and how to fight them.

We explain three important concepts underlying antivirus action: signatures, the nature of viruses, and how antivirus solutions remove malware.

The DressCode Trojan was found in more than 400 apps on Google Play.

We illustrate for the layman what a virtual private network is and why you need one.

That free Spotify gave some users malware.

Kaspersky Lab’s David Emm shares some security concerns he has about Facebook Marketplace.

Social networking sites know a lot more about you than what you post. These two tools can help you figure out how much more.

Polyglot, aka MarsJoke, had aspirations. It was trying to be the next CTB-Locker — but we developed a cure.

What are older people doing online, and are they aware of the threats out there?

Germany and India officially challenge changes to WhatsApp’s data-sharing policy.

i-Dressup, a community for teenage girls, is actively leaking passwords in plain text.

We have more bad news from the Yahoo hack: Even without a yahoo.com account, you may be at risk.

How criminals use fake Wi-Fi hotspots to steal data, and how you can use our solutions to protect yourself.

Malicious USB devices left in mailboxes.

Yahoo is expected to announce a “massive” data breach soon. Although the news is not yet confirmed, you should be proactive and check the security of your Yahoo account.

When Google announced Allo, we thought the search giant was finally paying attention to users’ concerns about privacy. Reality turned to be quite different.

Security researchers claim that they have managed to remotely hack an unmodified Tesla Model S with the latest firmware installed.