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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Operation Ramz: Interpol arrests 201 in MENA region cyber crime operation

More than 3,500 victims of cyber crime were identified in a “first-of-its-kind cyber crime operation” across 13 countries.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 May 2026

Exclusive: Australian College of Business Intelligence investigating Qilin ransomware claims

A Sydney-based vocational college has found no evidence of compromised student data after being listed on the leak site of a prolific hacking group.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 May 2026

Sentenced: 35-year-old Melbourne man jailed over phone porting scam

A scammer has been sentenced to more than two years’ jail term after stealing phone numbers from victims of identity theft.

SECURITY • Mon, 18 May 2026

US cyber agency warns of active exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Server spoofing vulnerability

Critical-severity CVE-2026-42897 could lead to remote code execution, and hackers are already taking advantage.

SECURITY • Mon, 18 May 2026

3 scammers charged following gold bullion purchase using scam profits

AFP and NSW Police charge three individuals after they allegedly used proceeds from a business email compromise scam to purchase $100,000 worth of gold bullion.

SECURITY • Mon, 18 May 2026

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware group claims responsibility for Generation Life hack

An Australian investment firm has been listed as a victim on a darknet leak site; no data has been published yet, however.

SECURITY • Mon, 18 May 2026

Exclusive: Tassie hospitality group confirms CMD Organization ransomware attack

A new hacking group targets Devonport-based Goodstone Group, compromising employee passports in the attack.

SECURITY • Fri, 15 May 2026

Q&A with Adam Meyers: ‘It’s going to be an absolute bloodbath’

Cyber Daily chats about Claude Mythos and how to tackle the flood of AI-powered vulnerability disclosures with CrowdStrike’s senior vice president of counter adversary

SECURITY • Fri, 15 May 2026

Act now! Cisco patches ‘perfect 10’ Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller vulnerability

Researchers at Rapid7 have found a new authentication bypass vulnerability that could lead to an attacker gaining admin privileges on affected systems, and exploitation ...

SECURITY • Fri, 15 May 2026