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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Op-Ed: AI-driven deepfakes – the growing threat on social media and how to defend against it

As cyber criminals continuously evolve and adapt to new technologies, deepfake technology has become a significant concern, particularly on social media platforms.

CULTURE • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Palo Alto Networks hosts inaugural Cyber Safe Kids Family Workshop in Sydney

The cyber security company hosted a free cyber security workshop for families and kids over the weekend.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

US national arrested for operating a North Korean laptop farm

A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with running a scheme that led to the employment of North Korean hackers posing as IT workers.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Exclusive: Hacker claims successful hack of Adreno, the ‘world’s largest dive store’

UPDATED: Adreno confirms incident impacting more than 500,000 customers of the popular Australian dive store.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Nearly 3bn compromised in hack on US background-checking firm

A lawsuit has revealed the details of a massive data breach impacting 2.9 billion individuals.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Exclusive: Victorian firm Kempe Engineering listed on RansomHub leak site

The ransomware gang claims to have stolen four terabytes of data, including customer and staff information.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Aug 2024

Olympic boxer Danny Green partners with Cyber Wardens to promote cyber security

Analogies to the “sweet science” fly as boxing legend and businessman comes out swinging against cyber security threats.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Aug 2024

Exclusive: Meow ransomware gang claims hack of New Zealand IT support firm Banx

The threat actor claims to have 15 gigabytes of stolen data from the company and has already published some documents on the darknet.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Aug 2024

Report: Half of Australian businesses have paid a ransom after a cyber attack

A survey of Australian businesses by Cloudflare paints a picture of a volatile local landscape as some organisations report more than 11 data breaches in the last 12 ...

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Aug 2024