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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Exclusive: Anti-Israel hacker claims hack on Ministry of National Security, posts settler IDs online

Threat actor Radwan Cyber Pal has published firearms licence documents and photo IDs on Telegram belonging to 5,000 Israelis.

SECURITY • Mon, 11 Nov 2024

New Zealand is one of the least cyber-prepared countries in the world

A new report rates countries on their level of cyber preparedness, with Australia ranking 30th, and Sweden taking the top spot.

SECURITY • Mon, 11 Nov 2024

AUSCERT’s 2025 cyber security predictions

Australia’s venerable cyber emergency response team predicts phishing fights, increased collaboration, even more spam, and the continued rise of dangerous deepfakes.

SECURITY • Sun, 10 Nov 2024

The EU’s new NIS2 Directive is now enforceable by member states

The European Union’s Network and Information Security Directive 2 came into effect on 18 October – but what does that mean for everyone else?

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Oct 2024

The industry speaks: Cyber security and World Mental Health Month

We catch up with some industry experts for their advice on tackling burnout, managing teams under stress, and how to take the load off network defenders at the coalface

CULTURE • Thu, 17 Oct 2024

Report: Most ANZ IT and security leaders have fallen for a phishing attack

A new report from Arctic Wolf reveals what the company calls the “hubris” of technology leaders in Australia and New Zealand.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Oct 2024

Aussie agencies join with international partners to warn of Iranian hacking campaign

The AFP and the ASD’s ACSC have released a joint advisory describing the “brute force” tactics of Iranian threat actors against critical infrastructure entities.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Oct 2024

Exclusive: Stormous ransomware gang claims hack of blockchain identity firm Fractal ID

Hackers allegedly have the “know your customer” data of more than 300,000 Fractal ID users, including cryptocurrency addresses.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Oct 2024

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CommBank cops $7.5m fine for spamming customers

The big four bank has been forced to pay up a second time after spamming more than 170 million messages to Australian consumers.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 16 Oct 2024

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David Hollingworth

Exclusive: Anti-Israel hacker claims hack on Ministry of National Security, posts settler IDs online

New Zealand is one of the least cyber-prepared countries in the world

AUSCERT’s 2025 cyber security predictions

The EU’s new NIS2 Directive is now enforceable by member states

The industry speaks: Cyber security and World Mental Health Month

Report: Most ANZ IT and security leaders have fallen for a phishing attack

Aussie agencies join with international partners to warn of Iranian hacking campaign

Exclusive: Stormous ransomware gang claims hack of blockchain identity firm Fractal ID

CommBank cops $7.5m fine for spamming customers

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