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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Hack.gov: TeleMessage data breach published by DDoSecrets

Following a hack of the Signal-clone used by top US officials, 410 gigabytes of archived messages have been published online by a pro-transparency not-for-profit.

SECURITY • Tue, 20 May 2025

Report: Australian government must do more to combat tech-facilitated abuse in schools

Our Watch has released a national blueprint to address AI-generated pornography, tech-facilitated abuse, and other drivers of violence against women.

CULTURE • Tue, 20 May 2025

Troy Hunt launches Have I Been Pwned 2.0

Aussie security researcher Troy Hunt updates web tool for tracking data breaches, with a heap of new features.

SECURITY • Tue, 20 May 2025

Artificial intelligence backed by NSW government to drive housing supply analysis

AI mapping tools at the University of NSW’s new Housing Analytics Lab will help the state government track construction trends.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 19 May 2025

Fake GoFundMe page targets Victorian Liberal MP John Pesutto

Efforts to help John Pesutto pay $2.3 million in legal costs over the Moira Deeming defamation case were hampered by a scam GoFundMe campaign.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 19 May 2025

Coinbase offers a US$20m reward following insider-threat extortion attempt

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase flips the script on scammers, turning an extortion attempt into a reward for anyone with information regarding the identity of the cyber ...

SECURITY • Mon, 19 May 2025

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Crypto and property worth more than $4.5m seized from Aussie League of Legends hacker

A Queensland mansion, a Mercedes-Benz, and almost 25 bitcoin have been forfeited by an Australian man linked to a 2013 bitcoin heist.

SECURITY • Mon, 19 May 2025

Exclusive: MKA Accountants confirms Qilin ransomware attack

A Victorian accounting firm has been listed as a ransomware victim, with internal documents posted to the dark web.

SECURITY • Fri, 16 May 2025

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Australia Post warns of new phishing scam targeting its customers

Fraudulent messages are surging across the country as part of a global trend in phishing-as-a-service operations.