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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‘Operational issue’, not a hack, responsible for PlayStation outage

Sony offers angry gamers five days of free PlayStation Plus membership after a 24-hour PSN outage.

CULTURE • Mon, 10 Feb 2025

The industry speaks: Safer Internet Day 2025

The theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day is “Together, for a better internet”, and whether you’re a business protecting vital customer data or an individual trying to ...

SECURITY • Mon, 10 Feb 2025

Spanish authorities arrest prolific hacker

Law enforcement catches up with the threat actor known as Natohub, the alleged hacker behind attacks on the US military, NATO, and the UN’s aviation agency.

SECURITY • Fri, 07 Feb 2025

Western Sydney-based Heart Centre falls victim to alleged ransomware attack

The DragonForce ransomware gang claims the hack and has published more than five gigabytes of backup files online.

SECURITY • Fri, 07 Feb 2025

The industry speaks: Aussie government DeepSeek ban

The Australian federal government has joined a slew of other jurisdictions in banning the hot new Chinese AI chatbot. Here’s what the experts think.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 07 Feb 2025

Exclusive: BianLian ransomware group claims hack of Sydney-based Hall Chadwick

Hackers claim to have stolen 700 gigabytes of data from the accounting firm, including personal data and financial information.

SECURITY • Fri, 07 Feb 2025

DeepSeek ‘too risky’ to use in the workplace?

Chinese company DeepSeek launched its new AI assistant last month, polarising the tech sector while simultaneously raising privacy concerns.

SECURITY • Thu, 06 Feb 2025

CISA employees offered chance to resign as part of Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’ program

Workers with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have been included in the Trump administration’s deferred resignation initiative.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 06 Feb 2025

North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn

Hackers linked to the Lazarus Group have been attempting to harvest confidential information from victims via fake LinkedIn job offers.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Feb 2025

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David Hollingworth

‘Operational issue’, not a hack, responsible for PlayStation outage

The industry speaks: Safer Internet Day 2025

Spanish authorities arrest prolific hacker

Western Sydney-based Heart Centre falls victim to alleged ransomware attack

The industry speaks: Aussie government DeepSeek ban

Exclusive: BianLian ransomware group claims hack of Sydney-based Hall Chadwick

DeepSeek ‘too risky’ to use in the workplace?

CISA employees offered chance to resign as part of Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’ program

North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn

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