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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Report: AI-powered cyber threats on the rise across critical sectors

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has released concerning statistics that point to a sharp increase in exposures in the insurance, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing sectors

SECURITY • Thu, 15 Aug 2024

xAI’s GenAI platform Grok gets image generation – very, very, unfiltered image generation

Elon Musk’s latest move in the generative AI space is raising eyebrows, with AI images of Disney characters killing each other and Nintendo characters smoking pot.

TECH • Thu, 15 Aug 2024

Electronic Frontiers Australia questions government’s Trust Exchange program

EFA boss says new digital ID system would make Australia “the mother of all honeypots”.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 15 Aug 2024

Patch Tuesday round-up, August 2024

Rapid7’s lead software engineer, Adam Barnett, talks about the latest vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft, with several being exploited in the wild.

SECURITY • Wed, 14 Aug 2024

Harris and Trump campaigns targeted by hackers as Iran ramps up election interference

The FBI is looking into both attacks on the Democrat and Republican hopefuls, while Iran doubles down on cyber influence operations.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 14 Aug 2024

An Australian study could reveal a new way to detect extremist content online

A researcher at Charles Darwin University has said his research into statements by extremist leaders has uncovered useful linguistic trends.

CULTURE • Wed, 14 Aug 2024

2 Russian nationals arrested in the US for running cyber crime forum

Pavel Kublitskii and Alexandr Khodyrev were arrested and charged last week for their alleged role as administrators on a credit card fraud forum.

SECURITY • Wed, 14 Aug 2024

Exclusive: RansomHub continues ANZ tear with Kiwi interior design firm

The ransomware gang has claimed another Antipodean scalp; this time, an interior design store, Allium Interiors.

SECURITY • Tue, 13 Aug 2024

US authorities dismantle Dispossessor ransomware gang

The FBI and US DOJ announce a successful takedown of global infrastructure belonging to a ransomware gang you may never have heard of.