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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Australians, be warned: Terrorist groups are posing as charities to collect your dollars

The AFP-led Joint Threat Financing Group has issued a stark warning: terrorist organisations are exploiting our goodwill by disguising themselves as charities to solicit ...

SECURITY • Mon, 30 Mar 2026

Warning: CISA, experts concerned over active exploitation of 6-month-old F5 BIG-IP APM vulnerability

Hackers are finally targeting CVE-2025-53521, an F5 BIG-IP vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution.

SECURITY • Sun, 29 Mar 2026

Alert: Stealthy Chinese ‘sleeper cells’ embedding into APAC telco networks, experts warn

China-nexus threat actor Red Menshen is establishing stealthy access to telecommunications backbones around the world, Rapid7 Labs warns.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Exclusive: Lockheed Martin responds to Iran-linked hackers’ 48-hour ultimatum to staff

“We now possess the complete data of 28 senior American engineers,” hackers say, threatening to turn their homes into “missile targets”.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Justice: UK authorities target scam centres and illicit marketplaces in south-east Asia

Cryptocurrency and data market Xinbi and “Cambodia’s largest scam compound” hit by UK sanctions.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Aussie telco consumer code to be replaced in favour of ‘stronger protections’

The ACMA will be determining a tougher replacement for the old industry-developed Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

Cyber security firm Rapid7 acquires Kenzo Security

The acquisition brings AI capabilities into the Command Platform as Rapid7 pushes beyond assisted workflows.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

Justice: Russian hackers arrested, jailed by Russian and US authorities

Hackers cop jail time and handcuffs in relation to separate incidents involving a popular hacking forum and operating a botnet.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

Expert insight: Why the LiteLLM code supply chain hack is a symptom of too much trust

A popular Python library has been compromised and used to spread credential-harvesting malware. Here’s what impacted teams need to do right now.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

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David Hollingworth

Australians, be warned: Terrorist groups are posing as charities to collect your dollars

Warning: CISA, experts concerned over active exploitation of 6-month-old F5 BIG-IP APM vulnerability

Alert: Stealthy Chinese ‘sleeper cells’ embedding into APAC telco networks, experts warn

Exclusive: Lockheed Martin responds to Iran-linked hackers’ 48-hour ultimatum to staff

Justice: UK authorities target scam centres and illicit marketplaces in south-east Asia

Aussie telco consumer code to be replaced in favour of ‘stronger protections’

Cyber security firm Rapid7 acquires Kenzo Security

Justice: Russian hackers arrested, jailed by Russian and US authorities

Expert insight: Why the LiteLLM code supply chain hack is a symptom of too much trust

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