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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US firm Octapharma Plasma may have shut down US operations due to ransomware attack

The US pharmaceutical company has closed more than 150 plasma collection locations, citing “network issues” – but the truth may be more sinister.

SECURITY • Fri, 19 Apr 2024

West Australian man jailed for identity fraud after purchasing credentials from darknet

The West Australian man bought multiple sets of stolen credentials from the now-defunct Genesis Market and racked up an impressive list of crimes – and debts.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 19 Apr 2024

T2 scalded by alleged data breach affecting more than 80k customers

The Australian branch of the popular specialty tea retailer has been allegedly caught up in a data breach impacting customers in the European Union, North America, and ...

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Apr 2024

Report: A staggering 92% of all enterprise endpoints not ready for modern AI apps

Absolute’s Cyber Resilience Risk Index 2024 finds organisations woefully unready to face the “AI wave”.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Apr 2024

5 Australians arrested as part of global sting operation

An international police operation involving the Australian Federal Police has led to the arrest of 37 cyber criminals.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Apr 2024

Huge trove of Australian client data leaked following OracleCMS call centre hack

The personal details of thousands of individuals and more than a dozen local councils have leaked onto the dark web following a LockBit ransomware attack.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Apr 2024

Act now: ACSC releases updated critical alert over Palo Alto PAN-OS firewall vulnerability

Previous mitigation advice no longer stands as hackers continue to take advantage of the flaw in several Palo Alto firewall products.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Apr 2024

Report: IT leaders fear imminent cyber threat to elections across the globe

Malicious nation-state activity from China, Russia, and North Korea is already taking place, according to experts.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Apr 2024

Fujitsu announces new cyber security consulting division

IT giant Fujitsu launches trans-Tasman Fujitsu Cyber Security Services consulting team.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Apr 2024

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David Hollingworth

US firm Octapharma Plasma may have shut down US operations due to ransomware attack

West Australian man jailed for identity fraud after purchasing credentials from darknet

T2 scalded by alleged data breach affecting more than 80k customers

Report: A staggering 92% of all enterprise endpoints not ready for modern AI apps

5 Australians arrested as part of global sting operation

Huge trove of Australian client data leaked following OracleCMS call centre hack

Act now: ACSC releases updated critical alert over Palo Alto PAN-OS firewall vulnerability

Report: IT leaders fear imminent cyber threat to elections across the globe

Fujitsu announces new cyber security consulting division

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