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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National Coordination Mechanism continues to meet over CrowdStrike outage

Australia – and the world – continues to deal with the fallout from Friday’s (19 July) cyber security outage that knocked millions of Windows PCs offline.

SECURITY • Mon, 22 Jul 2024

CrowdStrike CEO releases full statement after global PC outage

George Kurtz, founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, has apologised unreservedly after an update to its Falcon cyber security platform caused crashes and chaos around the world

SECURITY • Fri, 19 Jul 2024

BREAKING: Websites across Australia go dark after apparent CrowdStrike update causes Windows crashes

Devices at the ABC, Foxtel, the Commonwealth Bank and many more have been impacted by blue screens of death on Windows PCs around the country.

TECH • Fri, 19 Jul 2024

Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

The LockBit ransomware gang is threatening to publish more than 40,000 files stolen from the Wattle Range Council.

SECURITY • Fri, 19 Jul 2024

5 alleged scammers arrested following National Day of Action targeting SIM box fraud

The Australian Federal Police has coordinated a raft of state police forces in a nationwide operation against large-scale phishing campaigns.

SECURITY • Fri, 19 Jul 2024

BREAKING: MediSecure confirms 12.9m Australians impacted by May data breach

The administrators of the insolvent e-prescription company have released details of the May hack and the scope of impact – but questions remain.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Jul 2024

North Korean threat actor Kimsuky continues to evolve despite sanctions

New research from Rapid7 paints a picture of a fast-moving, versatile, and highly skilled hacking group.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Jul 2024

Human rights organisation calls on tech companies to meet their human rights responsibilities

New research has revealed the scope of “digital oppression” of LGBTI communities in the Middle East enabled by dating apps, social media, and other tech platforms.

CULTURE • Thu, 18 Jul 2024

FortiGuard Labs warns of active exploitation of SolarWinds Serv-U vulnerability

Threat actors are actively taking advantage of a directory traversal vulnerability, CVE-2024-28995, that could lead to hackers accessing “sensitive data”.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Jul 2024

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David Hollingworth

National Coordination Mechanism continues to meet over CrowdStrike outage

CrowdStrike CEO releases full statement after global PC outage

BREAKING: Websites across Australia go dark after apparent CrowdStrike update causes Windows crashes

Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

5 alleged scammers arrested following National Day of Action targeting SIM box fraud

BREAKING: MediSecure confirms 12.9m Australians impacted by May data breach

North Korean threat actor Kimsuky continues to evolve despite sanctions

Human rights organisation calls on tech companies to meet their human rights responsibilities

FortiGuard Labs warns of active exploitation of SolarWinds Serv-U vulnerability

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