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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The industry speaks: National Scam Awareness Week 2024

Cyber Daily reached out to several Australian experts for their opinions, suggestions, and strategies to fight the scourge of scams.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Aug 2024

Dragos industrial ransomware analysis: Q2 2024

The ransomware landscape demonstrates its dynamic and rapidly shifting nature, as evidenced by the marked increase in incidents and impact during the second quarter of ...

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Aug 2024

CommBank and Telstra expand anti-scam scheme to protect the elderly

The telco and the big four bank have announced their Scam Indicator technology has expanded to protect customers on landline phones.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Aug 2024

Sydney man sentenced over identity theft and swindling more than $53k from Aussie bank

AFP cyber crime investigation leads to a two-year and eight-month intensive correction order and 500 hours of community service for the perpetrator.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Aug 2024

Improving cyber risk management a key part of APRA’s 2024–25 Corporate Plan

Australia’s financial services regulator has outlined its priorities for the coming four years, and cyber security and risk management are top of mind.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Aug 2024

WA man sentenced to 17 years in prison for ‘one of the worst sextortion cases in history’

The 29-year-old posed as a teenage “social media celebrity” to coerce 286 victims into recording sexually explicit acts online.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Aug 2024

Exclusive: Australian specialist underwriting agency hit by alleged ransomware attack

The Meow ransomware gang has listed All Parks Insurance as a victim on its leak site and posted several policy documents and employee data as proof of hack.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Aug 2024

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Hunters International claims cyber attack on US Marshals Service

The ransomware gang has reportedly stolen 386 gigabytes from the law enforcement agency, but the Marshals say the data is nothing new.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Aug 2024

Russian hacktivists target French websites in the wake of Telegram founder’s arrest

A wave of DDoS attacks has been launched following the arrest of Russian-born billionaire Pavel Durov.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Aug 2024