Archive for May 2014
May 1, 2014
· Unclaimed Walmart Voucher Phishing Scheme
· Majority of people who knew about the Heartbleed bug actually did something about it
· Microsoft issues patch for IE, includes security update for XP
· Fake tool to hack your friends Facebook account only hacks your own
· BitCoin transactions harder to trace with Dark Wallet
May 2, 2014
· Microsoft Surface a losing battle
· Your $1500 Google Glass costs $80 to make
May 3, 2014
· 3,651,570 free eBooks should keep you busy for a while
· Lego's aren't just for kids
May 5, 2014
· Teen charged with hacking school computers, 'A' for effort (Video)
· Smartphone saves policeman’s life
· New attack targets unsupported XP
May 6, 2014
· Symantec is changing the game
· Google introduces Google Stars, a new bookmarks app (Video)
May 7, 2014
· US courts deny Florida man's request to marry porn filled MacBook
· Rise in Phishing scams on mobile devices
· Late 2013 saw malware triple
May 8, 2014
· Former Navy nuclear system administrator charged in hacking conspiracy
· Google strategist refuses to speak in front of small crowd
· Teen arrested for 'driving like an idiot', hitting 4 cars and posting the video online
· Microsoft cybersecurity report: 70 percent decline in severe vulnerabilities
· Metadata collection nixed: USA Freedom Act approved by House Judiciary Committee
· Japan arrests man for printing 3-D hand guns
May 9, 2014
· 'Kill Switch' bill revived in California
· Snapchat admits pictures do not disappear forever via FTC lawsuit
· Downloading copyrighted material will get you a severe punishment.....a letter
· Apple to purchase Beats for $3.2 billion?
· New Unreal Tournament in development, and it'll be absolutely free
· Game of Thrones played on household items
May 10, 2014
· Bit.ly security breach affects Facebook, Twitter users
· This weekend on Facebook: Site outages, Poke and Camera app pulled
· Man posts selfie to Facebook bragging about his drug dealing skills
· Chrome Canary 'Origin Chip' anti-phishing feature fails to fly
· Phone theft a staggering problem
· Ransomware targets Android smartphones and tablets
May 11, 2014
· Google Glass Mother's Day tribute (Video)
May 12, 2014
· UN to debate banning 'killer robots'
· Pay for speed: The unchanged changes of net neutrality rules
· New Directory Tiles (sponsored ads) in Mozilla Firefox didn’t go over well
· Microsoft extends Windows 8.1 update requirement until June
· New "Mink" 3-D printer for makeup
· Smithsonian Art coming to a smartphone soon
· New phishing scam: "Your photos are being used on this site"
May 13, 2014
· Federal employees surfing porn sites threaten US security
· Shut the Tweet up - Twitter to launch mute feature
· EU court rules against Google in 'right to be forgotten' case
· Assville next left
· Lenvo ThinkPad 10 to ship with Windows 8.1
May 14, 2014
· Google: Glass for everyone!
· Google users targeted in sophisticated phishing attack
· The Supreme Court and politicians are out of touch when it comes to technology (Videos)
· Spotify still not free to windows phone users
· Zuckerberg being sued over real estate deal
May 15, 2014
· Flappy Bird makes its return in August
· Emergencies in the next generation: FCC to allow 911 texting
· Self-proclaimed LulzSec leaders’ trial moved to July
· AV software evaluated for XP users
May 16, 2014
· Phishing scam: Amazon 'Password Reset Request' email
· LogMeIn used in $40,000 Subway point of sale hack
· 'Hackers' takeover San Francisco traffic signs
· Submit your comments to the FCC on Net Neutrality
· Doge Vault hacked
· Mattel and Disney designer Ivy Ross put in charge of Google Glass
May 17, 2014
· Comcast mulls monthly internet usage charge
· Quest Visual acquired by Google
· More fake apps appearing in Google Play
· Update for the Doge Vault hack
May 18, 2014
· iPhone to Android users sue Apple over 'lost' texts
· Customize your Adidas shoes
May 19, 2014
· Google: Happy 40th anniversary Rubik's cube
· AT&T acquires DirecTV for $48.5 Billion
· Global arrests in 'Blackshades' hacker crackdown
· Gmail Android app hits 1 Billion installs
· YouTube has its eye on Twitch
· Verizon to roll out new XLTE network
May 20, 2014
· Net Neutrality according to the great Woz
· Five Chinese military hackers indicted for cyber espionage
· China bans Microsoft Windows 8
· Sprint pays hefty fine for Do Not Call violation
· Michael Jackson comes back to life
· 5 Totally Geeky Museums in the US
· Norton comes with a money back guarantee
May 21, 2014
· Apply here: FBI needs pot smoking hackers
· Google bites Apple for world's most valuable brand
· eBay breached, recommends changing all passwords
· J.J. Abrams offers fans once in a lifetime chance to be in Star Wars VII (Video)
· AVG has a tool for the Heartbleed bug
· Afraid of losing your dog? Check out the Whistle Monitor
· The iPal: Take and Share Pictures or Video with a Blink or a Wink
May 22, 2014
· Google Chrome releases 'OK Google' hands-free search
· Facebook changes default privacy settings for new users
· Microsoft fails to patch Internet Explorer zero-day exploit
· Happy is a jail-able offence in Iran.
· Researchers find exploit to hack iPhone
· 29 Chuck E. Cheese locations to feature Oculus Rift headsets (Video)
· Android again under attack
May 23, 2014
· Flip hamburger now: Text messages from your smart grill
· NASA pieces together the 'mother of all selfies' for Earth Day (Video)
· The gravity of Morgan Freeman on helium (Video)
· Celebrities Read Mean Tweets #7 (Video)
· EBay hack investigated by Attorneys General
· Illegal online pharmacies taken down
· Microsoft fought the law... and won
· IndieGoGo 'Solar Roadways' project hits 44 percent of $1 Million goal with 9 days to go (Video)
May 24, 2014
· Facebook sues 19 year old after being scammed for $350,000
· SSD breakthrough makes drives 300 per cent faster and 60 per cent more power efficient
· 'USA government trying to shutdown Bitcoin' scam chirps up on Twitter
· Global botnet infects 1,500 PoS terminals in 36 countries
· U.S. finally switching to smart cards
May 25, 2014
· Prosecutors push for 'time served' sentence for LulzSec hacker turned informant 'Sabu'
· US may refuse Chinese nationals entry to attend Def Con Conference
· HP to lay off more employees
May 26, 2014
· HOAX - 'Mother Suing Marvel Due to Son's Spider-Man Death Jump'
· Ever wonder where all those full-body scanners from the airports ended up?
· Syntax Error: Kids attempt to operate a 1970's computer (Video)
May 27, 2014
· 'Watch Dogs' release is today, hack away gamers
· Android OS loophole allows secret photos to be taken
· Names of US citizens spied on by NSA to be published
· $13.30 Buys a Can of Creamed Possum with Sweet Potatoes Garnished in Coon Fat Gravy
· Avast forums hacked
· MS to finally fix zero-day exploit in I.E.8
· LulzSec leader 'Sabu' sentenced to time served
May 28, 2014
· Spotify has been hackified, only one user account compromised
· $17,600 bounty for first to root a Verizon and AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5
· How to Fix the 7 Beeps of Death with a Comforter
· Broadcom's BCM59350 chip will allow smartphones to use any wireless charging system
· 'Watch Dogs' PR stunt leads to Australian news office evacuation
· AV software tested
· Universal translator (Skype) about to become a reality (Video)
· 'Bitcoin Jesus' smites extortionist hacker by turning Bitcoin into bounty
May 29, 2014
· Apple device ransom attack spreading - change your passwords
· Fake Facebook profiles used by Iranian hackers in cyber espionage plot
· Google moves the G's spot
· Dish TV to soon accept Bitcoins
· TrueCrypt compromised, alternative suggested
· Cybercrime survey: Cyber-criminals are winning the war
May 30, 2014
· Simple registry hack allows XP to update security
· Elephant takes selfie
· Google looking for XSS hackers
· TrueCrypt developers mysteriously abandon project
May 31, 2014
· Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to pay $2 Billion for LA Clippers
· IndieGoGo X-1 motorcycle helmet accessory with life saving technology
· Battle.net gamers targeted in newest phishing scam
· Search tips from Google.
· Scientists develop teleportation
