May 1, 2012

· WiFi Scanner 1.7 available on the Mac App Store
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· Kid Pees on School MacBook Cart - Causes $36,000 in Damages
· Flashback Malware Was Worth Up To $10,000 A Day To Its Creators
· RIM claims responsibility for "Wake Up" stunt at Apple Store

May 2, 2012

· One third of Firefox users vulnerable to known flaws; IE and Chrome continue to gain share

May 3, 2012

· Mozilla Slams CISPA, Breaking Silicon Valley's Silence On Cybersecurity Bill
· EA: Rock Band iOS to remain alive, closure message sent in error

May 4, 2012

· John McAfee, antivirus pioneer, arrested by Belize police
· New research: Video games may be good for the brain
· Oxford University IT staff 'somewhat overwhelmed by Mac malware'
· Malicious apps hosted in Google store turn Android phones into zombies

May 5, 2012

· Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data

May 6, 2012

· Microsoft boots Chinese firm for leaking Windows exploit

May 7, 2012

· AT&T CEO Regrets Ever Offering Unlimited Data
· Mac malware infection rates remaining constant

May 8, 2012

· Security error in OS X 10.7.3 exposes passwords for legacy FileVault users
· XChat Azure 1.0.7 released on the Mac App Store
· OS X plain text password flaw has been around for 3 months and counting
· Evernote 3.1.0 released on the Mac App Store

May 9, 2012

· 1,000+ WordPress sites compromised through automatic update feature
· Adobe preps silent Flash updates for Macs
· Twitter resists subpoena to release user's data without warrant
· Embattled Yahoo director stepping down
· Thousands of Twitter passwords exposed

May 10, 2012

· DVDs, Blu-rays will carry two unskippable government warnings
· Man in Underwear Stabs His Computer with a Samurai Sword When Police Search for Child Porn

May 11, 2012

· California moves to stop employers demanding Facebook passwords

May 12, 2012

· HBO Boss Thinks This Whole Internet Video Thing is a Fad
· Facebook co-founder gave up his U.S. citizenship to evade taxes
· USPS To Stop Delivering iPads And Kindles To Troops And Overseas Consumers On May 16
· WiFi Scanner 1.7.1 available on the Mac App Store
· New Jersey town cracks down on texting while walking

May 14, 2012

· Verizon refused to help police locate unconscious man unless they paid his phone bill
· Has Your Best Buy Account Been Hacked?
· Buffalo beats others to the 802.11ac WiFi punch, ships 1.3Gbps router and bridge
· Kaspersky exec calls Mac OS 'really vulnerable' (update: clarification from Kaspersky)
· Foxconn refutes claim it's making Apple TV sets
· AT&T stops offering Xbox 360 U-verse bundle until it can deliver an updated version
· Perian posts end of life notice. Mac video enthusiasts weep
· Apple Said to Prepare Thinner Mac Laptops Sporting Intel Chips

May 15, 2012

· Finnish court rules open WiFi network owner not liable for infringement
· Kickstarter lapse leaves 70,000 project ideas exposed

May 16, 2012

· Time Warner Cable Kills the Roadrunner And Makes Several Speed and Price Changes
· Massive DDoS attack keeps The Pirate Bay offline for over a day
· Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
· Virgin Atlantic launches in-flight cell use
· Apple Moves Toward Larger iPhone Screens
· XChat Azure 1.0.8 released on the Mac App Store

May 17, 2012

· Fraunhofer Institute finds security vulnerabilites in cloud storage services
· Apple Starts Censoring The Word Jailbreak In iTunes (Even In Songs!)
· Pixelmator 2.0.4 released on the Mac App Store

May 18, 2012

· New Skype malware threat reported: Poison Ivy
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May 19, 2012

· Pinterest scam toolkits widen the pool of potential scammers

May 20, 2012

· The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack

May 21, 2012

· Smartphone hijacking vulnerability affects AT&T, 47 other carriers
· Lock Me Now 0.8.1 released on the Mac App Store
· Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn

May 22, 2012

· Major U.S. cable companies to allow WiFi roaming across 50,000 hotspots
· Is it a Norton or an AOL phishing scam?
· Apple again the world's most valuable brand; Google third
· Kaspersky denied iOS app: Apple buries its head in the security sand

May 23, 2012

· New York legislation would ban anonymous online speech
· New ways to track you via your mobile devices: Big Brother or good business?

May 24, 2012

· Google warns users infected with DNSChanger as Web outage nears
· New Jersey mayor, son accused of hacking recall Web site

May 28, 2012

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· Microsoft Plagued by Software Piracy

May 29, 2012

· Sweet irony: EU imposes cookie law, ignores own rules
· McAfee reports big spike in PC malware

May 30, 2012

· Camouflage 2.2 released on the Mac App Store
· WiFi Scanner 1.7.2 released on the Mac App Store
· Mitt Romney's iPhone app spells 'America' incorrectly

May 31, 2012

· Happy Geek Pride Day!
· New blood hacker infiltrates US Navy server, posts results