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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Fix your routers! Aussie cyber agency joins partners to warn of ongoing Russian cyber activity

Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator calls on “all states and cyber actors to act responsibly in cyber space”.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jul 2026

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eSafety report finds big tech not adequately protecting young men from sextortion

International Justice Mission Australia says the report is evidence that stronger guardrails are needed to protect children and young adults online.

CULTURE • Tue, 14 Jul 2026

Data breach! Lifeline Australia confirms staff data compromised following hacking claims

The threat actor, known as 2019, offers employee and volunteer staff data on a hacking forum, while Lifeline says some data is “doctored to include falsified information”

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jul 2026

Exclusive: Prolific hacker 2019 selling alleged Hot Toner Australia customer data online

The threat actor behind a string of hacks targeting Australian organisations claims to have compromised the personal and sales data of more than 200,000 customers.

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jul 2026

Analysts warn of hidden backdoor in routers sold in Australia

CERT Coordination Center finds “undocumented authentication backdoor” in several versions of the firmware in Tenda network devices.

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jul 2026

Hackers targeting Microsoft 365 in widespread vishing campaign, Okta warns

Entra passkey enrolment targeted in widespread voice-phishing campaign active since at least April 2026.

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jul 2026

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Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

New Consumer Data Right obligations require non-bank lenders to begin sharing product information, paving the way for broader loan comparisons and increased competition

TECH • Mon, 13 Jul 2026

Oh no, not again: Progress Software warns ShareFile users of ‘credible external security threat’

A maker of a secure enterprise-grade file-sharing platform says it is actively investigating the issue, as a cyber security expert warns that it should be taken extremely ...

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jul 2026

Hacked! Royal Foods confirms cyber incident following The Gentlemen ransomware claims

Hackers behind the Mackay Sugar breach list an Australian gourmet food supplier on its darknet leak site.

SECURITY • Fri, 10 Jul 2026

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Fix your routers! Aussie cyber agency joins partners to warn of ongoing Russian cyber activity

eSafety report finds big tech not adequately protecting young men from sextortion

Data breach! Lifeline Australia confirms staff data compromised following hacking claims

Exclusive: Prolific hacker 2019 selling alleged Hot Toner Australia customer data online

Analysts warn of hidden backdoor in routers sold in Australia

Hackers targeting Microsoft 365 in widespread vishing campaign, Okta warns

Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

Oh no, not again: Progress Software warns ShareFile users of ‘credible external security threat’

Hacked! Royal Foods confirms cyber incident following The Gentlemen ransomware claims

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