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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Australia’s Climate Council urges faster renewable energy rules for new data centres

The environmental group says proposed national standards are a positive step but warns that delays could leave consumers paying higher power bills as AI-driven data ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 28 Jul 2026

AI and cyber security key discussion points at recent talks between Singapore and Australia

Technological innovation and security cooperation were on the agenda at the recent Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 28 Jul 2026

Origin Energy boss confirms almost a million Australians compromised by data breach

The energy and internet provider says the initial phase of the investigation is complete as it begins contacting approximately 900,000 current and former customers.

SECURITY • Tue, 28 Jul 2026

Pay or leak! ShinyHunters claim EY hack

Infamous cyber extortion group ShinyHunters gives the professional services giant until the end of the month to pay up or face a data leak.

SECURITY • Tue, 28 Jul 2026

Exclusive: Australian mining firm West African Resources suffers alleged data breach

The Deadlock ransomware gang is claiming to have stolen company data from an Aussie company with projects throughout the African nation of Burkina Faso.

SECURITY • Mon, 27 Jul 2026

Exclusive: Aussie unmanned systems firm CubePilot boss warns of ‘security incident’

The maker of unmanned guidance hardware supplied to Ukraine says some systems have been taken offline, and the incident is under investigation.

SECURITY • Mon, 27 Jul 2026

The industry reacts to OpenAI’s agent ‘accidentally’ hacking Hugging Face

According to one expert, AI guardrails are not designed as “security boundaries” but rather to influence behaviour – but what if that behaviour is hacking one of your ...

SECURITY • Mon, 27 Jul 2026

Exclusive: Victorian heritage and restoration firm listed by The Gentlemen ransomware group

A highly active cyber extortion group claims hack of Australian HBS Group, and data is set to be published within seven days.

SECURITY • Mon, 27 Jul 2026

SANDWORM_MODE: Understanding the first malware built to target AI coding assistants

AI-assisted coding is fast becoming the norm – something hackers are all too aware of. Here’s what you need to know about malware designed to take advantage of that ...

SECURITY • Fri, 24 Jul 2026

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David Hollingworth

Australia’s Climate Council urges faster renewable energy rules for new data centres

AI and cyber security key discussion points at recent talks between Singapore and Australia

Origin Energy boss confirms almost a million Australians compromised by data breach

Pay or leak! ShinyHunters claim EY hack

Exclusive: Australian mining firm West African Resources suffers alleged data breach

Exclusive: Aussie unmanned systems firm CubePilot boss warns of ‘security incident’

The industry reacts to OpenAI’s agent ‘accidentally’ hacking Hugging Face

Exclusive: Victorian heritage and restoration firm listed by The Gentlemen ransomware group

SANDWORM_MODE: Understanding the first malware built to target AI coding assistants

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