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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Pakistani threat actor targets Optus Stadium with DDoS attack

The website of the West Australian stadium was briefly taken down by a distributed denial-of-service attack over the weekend.

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Telemarketer Pareto Phone collapses, months after donors and charities alike exposed by hack

Pareto Phone’s employees were told on Thursday (19 October) not to bother showing up for work on Friday.

SECURITY • Sat, 21 Oct 2023

Ransomware group Ragnar Locker’s darknet leak site taken down by cyber cops

Yesterday (19 October), the site hosted the details of around 150 victims – now it’s only hosting a takedown notice.

SECURITY • Fri, 20 Oct 2023

AFP chief hands over Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group leadership to US counterpart

The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police has passed the leadership baton to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 20 Oct 2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month: The AFP on botnets

With Cyber Security Awareness Month in full swing, we’re continuing to share a video series from the Australian Federal Police. In this video, Detective Superintendent ...

SECURITY • Fri, 20 Oct 2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month: Insecure password practices are a risk to Aussie businesses

Cyber attacks using stolen or compromised credentials are on the rise, but despite this, Australian workers continue to put their businesses at risk through lax password ...

SECURITY • Fri, 20 Oct 2023

Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group vows to target Australia

A hacking group that has leaked the data of thousands of Indian citizens in recent weeks has promised to turn its attention to supporters of Israel.

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Cisco zero-day flaw may have been exploited more than 30,000 times – including in Australia

A recently announced flaw in Cisco’s IOS XE operating system is being rapidly taken advantage of, according to multiple security experts.

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Microsoft catches North Korean-backed hackers exploiting flaw in DevOps tool

Security researchers have observed two groups taking advantage of a remote code execution flaw in the TeamCity On-Premises server.

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Oct 2023

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David Hollingworth

Pakistani threat actor targets Optus Stadium with DDoS attack

Telemarketer Pareto Phone collapses, months after donors and charities alike exposed by hack

Ransomware group Ragnar Locker’s darknet leak site taken down by cyber cops

AFP chief hands over Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group leadership to US counterpart

Cyber Security Awareness Month: The AFP on botnets

Cyber Security Awareness Month: Insecure password practices are a risk to Aussie businesses

Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group vows to target Australia

Cisco zero-day flaw may have been exploited more than 30,000 times – including in Australia

Microsoft catches North Korean-backed hackers exploiting flaw in DevOps tool

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