David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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No time to FortiBleed! Russian hackers compromise more than 30k Fortinet firewalls in almost 200 countries, including Australia

Security analysts have uncovered a large-scale compromise of Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways, and it has already impacted more than 73,000 credentials.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Jun 2026

CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks alliance with Amazon Web Services

The cloud giant joins a coalition aimed at helping organisations identify, prioritise, and respond to vulnerabilities.

TECH • Thu, 18 Jun 2026

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Aussie K-12 tutoring provider

A prolific cyber extortionist group lists Kinetic Education as a data breach victim on the darknet.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Jun 2026

Space Centre Australia debuts ASTRIS mission artificial intelligence at Australian Space Summit

Space Centre Australia has officially debuted its ASTRIS mission artificial intelligence node in its first public appearance at the Australian Space Summit & ...

TECH • Wed, 17 Jun 2026

‘Unverified’ labels to appear on text messages under anti-scam crackdown

New SMS verification rules will begin rolling out from 1 July to help Australians identify legitimate branded messages and reduce the effectiveness of impersonation scams

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Jun 2026

Patch now! ShinyHunters extortion group actively exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day

Oracle disclosed CVE-2026-35273 last week – but hackers had already been exploiting it for almost two weeks.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Jun 2026

CrowdStrike expands AI security platform through gateway partnerships

Cyber security firm CrowdStrike extends AI detection and response capabilities across major AI gateways.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Jun 2026

Exclusive: NSW government pours cold water on ransomware claims

Nova ransomware actor claims hack of a state government, but the only evidence provided is “publicly available and historical”, the executive director of Cyber Security ...

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Jun 2026

Exclusive: Australian Medical Council denies ransomware attack in wake of false claim

The ThreeAM ransomware operation claims it hacked the healthcare standards body – but it only has data belonging to a Victorian medical centre.

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Jun 2026

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David Hollingworth

No time to FortiBleed! Russian hackers compromise more than 30k Fortinet firewalls in almost 200 countries, including Australia

CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks alliance with Amazon Web Services

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Aussie K-12 tutoring provider

Space Centre Australia debuts ASTRIS mission artificial intelligence at Australian Space Summit

‘Unverified’ labels to appear on text messages under anti-scam crackdown

Patch now! ShinyHunters extortion group actively exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day

CrowdStrike expands AI security platform through gateway partnerships

Exclusive: NSW government pours cold water on ransomware claims

Exclusive: Australian Medical Council denies ransomware attack in wake of false claim

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