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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Bad bet: TAB fined $2.7m over spam and telemarketing breaches

The gambling operator breached Australia’s spam and telemarketing laws, including contacting customers who had unsubscribed from marketing and calling numbers listed on ...

CULTURE • Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Reynella East College updates parents, carers following June data breach

Parents were told a court order has been issued “prohibiting the publication, disclosure, transmission, use, or further dissemination of data relating to the incident”

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Report: Australian AI investment surges as governance struggles to keep pace

New research shows Australian businesses are investing heavily in AI and expecting stronger returns, but gaps in governance, data quality, and workforce readiness hold ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Trending: wp2shell vulnerabilities represent ‘enormous’ attack surface

A pair of potentially catastrophic WordPress vulnerabilities are trending to the top of social media mentions as exploitation of vulnerable websites continues to speed up

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Hacked! Ernst & Young informs clients of third-party data breach

Big four accounting firm Ernst & Young tells clients that a hacker accessed their financial and tax data over a more-than-two-week period in early 2026.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Kimi K3: China’s latest AI is turning heads – and set to make bank

Former Google and Meta wunderkind releases new AI model with frontier-level performance almost as great as Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol.

TECH • Mon, 20 Jul 2026

Patch now! Researchers disclose WordPress core remote code execution bug, exploitation underway

Millions of websites worldwide, including in Australia, are likely vulnerable to a newly revealed pre-authentication RCE.

SECURITY • Mon, 20 Jul 2026

IT industry body calls for national framework to address Australia’s cyber skills shortage

New CyberPath research finds that confusing career pathways, costly certifications, and unrealistic entry-level requirements are limiting Australia’s cyber security ...

SECURITY • Mon, 20 Jul 2026

Always watching: Victorian state government targets spying bosses and online bullies

Victoria’s Labor government to introduce laws to unmask cyber bullies and stop bosses from spying on workers.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 20 Jul 2026

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David Hollingworth

Bad bet: TAB fined $2.7m over spam and telemarketing breaches

Reynella East College updates parents, carers following June data breach

Report: Australian AI investment surges as governance struggles to keep pace

Trending: wp2shell vulnerabilities represent ‘enormous’ attack surface

Hacked! Ernst & Young informs clients of third-party data breach

Kimi K3: China’s latest AI is turning heads – and set to make bank

Patch now! Researchers disclose WordPress core remote code execution bug, exploitation underway

IT industry body calls for national framework to address Australia’s cyber skills shortage

Always watching: Victorian state government targets spying bosses and online bullies

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