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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Dell confirms World Leaks hack, but says exposed data effectively ‘fake’

A ransomware group has gotten into one of Dell’s demo environments and stolen more than a terabyte of data.

SECURITY • Tue, 22 Jul 2025

Interview: Courtney Guss – ‘I think sometimes you just have to prove that it works’

We chatted with Semperis’ director of crisis management about the importance of diversity and the necessity to manage urgency in a fast-paced industry.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

Exclusive: Akira claims successful hack of LeasePLUS

A novated lease services provider that handles government customers was hit by an alleged ransomware attack, with customer details potentially exposed.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

Exclusive: INC Ransom claims pair of Australian victims

Terry Ringland Chartered Accountants and South East Country Vets have both been listed on hackers’ darknet leak site.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

CVE-2025-53770, also known as ToolShell, is already being actively exploited in the wild, and both government and enterprise targets are under attack.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

The challenges and advantages of energy-efficient AI

The rise of generative AI tools comes with a heavy environmental cost – but it doesn’t have to be that way, one expert has warned.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools

New research has revealed the scope of workers using tools such as DeepSeek, with sensitive business data commonly shared with Chinese chatbots.

TECH • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has informed its members of a data breach, but admits “it is impracticable to notify individuals”.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

Prominent darknet market disappears, exit scam most likely answer

Drug market Abacus experienced a sudden boost of users following the seizure of rival market Archetyp – and now it’s gone.

CULTURE • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

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David Hollingworth

Dell confirms World Leaks hack, but says exposed data effectively ‘fake’

Interview: Courtney Guss – ‘I think sometimes you just have to prove that it works’

Exclusive: Akira claims successful hack of LeasePLUS

Exclusive: INC Ransom claims pair of Australian victims

ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

The challenges and advantages of energy-efficient AI

1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools

UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

Prominent darknet market disappears, exit scam most likely answer

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