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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Fortnite game developer Epic Games allegedly hacked

A ransomware gang claims to have nearly 200 gigabytes of internal data, but Epic Games says there is no evidence of any compromise.

CULTURE • Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Triangulating Trisec, a newly emerged ransomware gang

A brand new ransomware operation launched this month on both the clear and dark nets. Here’s what we know about Trisec.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Report: Hackers are getting into networks faster than ever before

New data from CrowdStrike paints a picture of a rapidly changing cyber security threat landscape as hackers get faster and more creative.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Russian hackers are increasingly adapting to cloud computing

Hackers with Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service are following their targets into the cloud, according to a raft of international cyber agencies.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Feb 2024

3 Sydney men arrested over alleged SMS phishing operation

Cyber crime squad detectives find multiple SIM boxes, SIM cards, and “identity information” after investigating an operation responsible for more than 80 million ...

SECURITY • Mon, 26 Feb 2024

Avast fined US$16.5m by US Federal Trade Commission for selling user data

Antivirus firm Avast promised to protect customers from online tracking – then tracked their data and sold it anyway.

SECURITY • Mon, 26 Feb 2024

ACSC releases critical alert concerning ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect

The Australian Cyber Security Centre says patch now to avoid active exploitation of path traversal and authentication bypass vulnerabilities.

SECURITY • Mon, 26 Feb 2024

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 23 February

Ransomware incidents drop drastically, and not just because LockBit is out of the picture.

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Feb 2024

Op-Ed: LockBit is gone, but what does that actually mean?

Is this a mighty blow against cyber crime, or just a glancing blow? Taking out LockBit should be celebrated, but it’s just one small step in the fight against ransomware

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Feb 2024

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David Hollingworth

Fortnite game developer Epic Games allegedly hacked

Triangulating Trisec, a newly emerged ransomware gang

Report: Hackers are getting into networks faster than ever before

Russian hackers are increasingly adapting to cloud computing

3 Sydney men arrested over alleged SMS phishing operation

Avast fined US$16.5m by US Federal Trade Commission for selling user data

ACSC releases critical alert concerning ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 23 February

Op-Ed: LockBit is gone, but what does that actually mean?

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