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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SiegedSec hacking collective disbands after breaching the US Heritage Foundation

Self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers” announce retirement, but not before releasing chat logs of an online conversation with the Heritage Foundation’s executive director, ...

CULTURE • Thu, 11 Jul 2024

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81% of Australians have stopped someone they know from falling for a scam

New PayPal statistics show the scope of the scam challenge, with nearly everyone in the nation being targeted by some form of digital scam.

SECURITY • Thu, 11 Jul 2024

Details of REvil ransomware gang’s attempt to bribe Tesla employee revealed in trial

The trial of eight members of the ransomware gang linked to the 2021 Colonial Pipeline hack may not reach a satisfying verdict, however.

SECURITY • Wed, 10 Jul 2024

Snowflake introduces mandatory MFA enforcement to defend against data breaches

Following a raft of high-profile data breaches of poorly secured Snowflake servers, the company has announced administrators can now enforce multifactor authentication.

SECURITY • Wed, 10 Jul 2024

China decries APT40 hacking claims as cyber industry responds to ASD report

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has called hacking accusations a “smear and frame”, but industry experts stand by the report.

SECURITY • Wed, 10 Jul 2024

Op-Ed: Code breakers – encryption in the quantum age

Imagine a world where your every whisper, every strategic move, is laid bare to your enemy or competitor. This was the chilling reality of World War I, where Germany’s ...

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Jul 2024

ACCC warns of rising number of financial recovery scams

Scammers are posing as debt recovering services and promising to recover lost funds, says the ACCC’s National Anti-Scam Centre.

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Jul 2024

Exclusive: Super Gardens employee medical data leaked on dark web

Following an alleged ransomware attack earlier this month, the DragonForce ransomware gang has published a trove of sensitive employee data.

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Jul 2024

Government agencies issued sweeping directives to eliminate foreign vulnerabilities

The Home Affairs secretary has announced three new Protective Security Directions to protect government networks from foreign interference.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 09 Jul 2024

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David Hollingworth

SiegedSec hacking collective disbands after breaching the US Heritage Foundation

81% of Australians have stopped someone they know from falling for a scam

Details of REvil ransomware gang’s attempt to bribe Tesla employee revealed in trial

Snowflake introduces mandatory MFA enforcement to defend against data breaches

China decries APT40 hacking claims as cyber industry responds to ASD report

Op-Ed: Code breakers – encryption in the quantum age

ACCC warns of rising number of financial recovery scams

Exclusive: Super Gardens employee medical data leaked on dark web

Government agencies issued sweeping directives to eliminate foreign vulnerabilities

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