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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Chinese hackers observed targeting south-east Asian government organisation

Security researchers have outlined a highly organised nation-state campaign engaging in reconnaissance and espionage against a high-level government organisation.

SECURITY • Thu, 06 Jun 2024

Court throws out Latitude Financial hack proceedings

One self-represented man’s case against Latitude Financial over the March 2023 cyber attack has been thrown out.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Victorian Freight Specialists suffers alleged 800+GB data breach

A threat actor, known only as GhostR, claims hack on Australian logistics company Victorian Freight Specialists and posts data to clear web hacking forum.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Jun 2024

BREAKING: MediSecure declares insolvency following massive data breach

FTI Consulting has been appointed as voluntary administrators of e-prescription firm MediSecure in the wake of a breach totalling 6.5 terabytes of data in May.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Jun 2024

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Have I Been Pwned adds new dataset of 361m email addresses

Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned website has been updated with a 122-gigabyte list scraped from “thousands of Telegram channels”.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Exclusive: Aussie rare-earth metals producer Northern Minerals confirms ransomware attack

The Bian Lian ransomware gang claims to have more than a terabyte of data belonging to the operators of the Browns Range mine in Western Australia.

SECURITY • Tue, 04 Jun 2024

Auckland’s oldest surviving department store hit by alleged ransomware attack

Smith & Caughey’s has been listed as a victim on LockBit’s ransomware leak site, and the threat actor is threatening to release data within hours.

SECURITY • Tue, 04 Jun 2024

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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner gets new powers under BOSE changes

The Australian government has announced a raft of amendments to the Basic Online Safety Expectations Determination, allowing the eSafety Commissioner to demand online ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 04 Jun 2024

AUSCERT warns companies and individuals alike to be aware of tax scams

It’s tax season, which is bad enough for a lot of people, but there are scammers out there looking to make it even worse. Here’s what you need to know.

SECURITY • Tue, 04 Jun 2024

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David Hollingworth

Chinese hackers observed targeting south-east Asian government organisation

Court throws out Latitude Financial hack proceedings

Victorian Freight Specialists suffers alleged 800+GB data breach

BREAKING: MediSecure declares insolvency following massive data breach

Have I Been Pwned adds new dataset of 361m email addresses

Exclusive: Aussie rare-earth metals producer Northern Minerals confirms ransomware attack

Auckland’s oldest surviving department store hit by alleged ransomware attack

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner gets new powers under BOSE changes

AUSCERT warns companies and individuals alike to be aware of tax scams

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