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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Westpac teams up with Optus to fight scammers

The new partnership will provide bank customers with verified, in-app calls directly from Westpac.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jul 2024

Change Healthcare begins the process of notifying victims of February hack

The US healthcare organisation is finally notifying victims of an ALPHV ransomware attack that affected millions and cost nearly a billion in losses.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jul 2024

Ransomware gangs observed exploiting VMware ESXi flaw in the wild

Security researchers warn of hackers taking advantage of CVE-2024-37085, first disclosed by VMware one week ago.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jul 2024

Tech companies call for changes to draft UN Cybercrime Convention

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord would like to see stronger protections for researchers, pen-testers, and journalists and greater restrictions on access to personal data.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jul 2024

Exclusive: SnatchDeal customer details and ‘risk assessment’ data leaked

The personal data of nearly 10,000 customers of an online retailer is up for sale on a popular hacking forum.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Jul 2024

Interview: David Sandell on why the Australian healthcare sector needs a dedicated ISAC

As healthcare entities come under increased cyber attacks, CI-ISAC’s CEO makes the case for providing the sector with its own Information Sharing and Analysis Centre.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Jul 2024

Israeli government intervened to protect NSO Group from WhatsApp legal discovery

Leaked documents reveal Israel’s Ministry of Justice stepped in to conceal the spyware maker’s activity from a US court case.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Jul 2024

North Korean hackers really want the West’s nuclear secrets

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned of the ongoing espionage activities of the Andariel threat group.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Jul 2024

Exclusive: Victorian IT services company Insula confirms BianLian ransomware attack

The ransomware gang claims to have a range of internal documents, client data, and source code, as Insula Group’s CEO refuses to pay the ransom demand.

SECURITY • Fri, 26 Jul 2024