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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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

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

Interview: Christiaan Beek – ransomware is ‘like running a business’

We catch up with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics to talk about ransomware trends, how gangs really work, and the challenges of 2025.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Feb 2025

Claroty contends CISA claims of Chinese backdoor in patient monitoring devices

Cyber security researchers say that the security alerts concerning Contec CMS8000 devices – which are used in Australia – reflect a more complex reality.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Feb 2025

Australian victims of online dating scams lose almost $12k on average

More than 40 per cent of Australians who use online dating apps have been targeted by scammers, with romance scams being the most common.

CULTURE • Wed, 05 Feb 2025

Federal government bans DeepSeek AI from all government devices

Security concerns were cited over the popular new chatbot’s ban, but Chinese control of the app was not the issue.

SECURITY • Tue, 04 Feb 2025

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David Hollingworth

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

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

North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn

Interview: Christiaan Beek – ransomware is ‘like running a business’

Claroty contends CISA claims of Chinese backdoor in patient monitoring devices

Australian victims of online dating scams lose almost $12k on average

Federal government bans DeepSeek AI from all government devices

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