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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Beware of scammers posing as ANZ representatives targeting law firms

ANZ Bank New Zealand has warned of a new scam campaign taking advantage of previously leaked banking details to impersonate bank staff.

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Mar 2025

The National Anti-Scam Centre has warned more than 100 potential Australian crypto-scam victims

NASC and the Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre join forces to send texts and emails to potential victims of a cryptocurrency exchange impersonation scam.

SECURITY • Thu, 20 Mar 2025

Apache Tomcat RCE vulnerability: ‘Patch, but there’s no need to panic’

Security researchers have poured cold water on claims that a recently reported Apache Tomcat bug is being “actively exploited”.

SECURITY • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

AI adoption in the ANZ region: ‘In a nutshell, we’re too slow’

Lenovo has released its third CIO Playbook, and it looks like Australia is at risk of falling behind the rest of the world in harnessing artificial intelligence.

TECH • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

AI agents to halve the time it takes to exploit account exposures within 2 years

New research by Gartner suggests AI agents will be a vital tool for account takeover attacks by 2025.

SECURITY • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

Meta’s Australian fact-checking program to curb fake content ahead of election

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta promises to tackle attempts at election interference in the run-up to this year’s federal election.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 18 Mar 2025

New ransomware gang observed exploiting known Fortinet vulnerabilities

Researchers have observed a new ransomware variant being deployed via a pair of vulnerabilities in FortiGate firewall appliances.

SECURITY • Tue, 18 Mar 2025

Exclusive: INC Ransom claims hack of Sitro Group Australia

Hackers claim to have encrypted and stolen data from a family-owned outdoor leisure wholesaler and distributor.

SECURITY • Mon, 17 Mar 2025

Identity verification firm Incode signs up for social media age assurance trial

US firm joins Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial to help build “trust and security in the digital world”.

CULTURE • Mon, 17 Mar 2025

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