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 government lifts access controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Australians and the rest of the world are to regain access to frontier AI models following the Trump administration’s ruling on access for foreign nationals.

TECH • Wed, 01 Jul 2026

Message verified: SMS Sender ID Register goes live in Australia from today

ACMA heralds new ID register as an important new tool to protect Australians from scam text messages.

SECURITY • Wed, 01 Jul 2026

Auditor-General’s report reveals dangerous gaps in third-party security in NSW public schools

The NSW Department of Education only began considering essential student data management platforms as “crown jewels” this year, the report finds.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jun 2026

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Scam alert! Chinese scam toolkit actively targeting Australia and New Zealand

Researchers uncover DCloud infrastructure used to power more than 230,000 second-level scam domains and real-world fraud operations.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jun 2026

Hacked! Automotive giant Nissan discloses multi-country data breach

Nissan pins employee data breach on Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day as ShinyHunters hacking spree continues.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jun 2026

Child protection advocates call for faster action on digital duty of care laws

International Justice Mission Australia urges the federal government to prioritise legislation requiring technology companies to detect and prevent live-streamed child ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 30 Jun 2026

Cyber resilience a key plank of new Nakamal Agreement between Vanuatu and Australia

Australia signs a treaty with a Pacific nation to deepen integration and strengthen the collective security of the region.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 29 Jun 2026

Artificial intelligence adoption surged in 2024–25, ABS reports

Almost half of Aussie businesses said they were embracing new technologies to save money and drive efficiency.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 29 Jun 2026

Klue hackers begin deleting data, but new threat actor risks derailing negotiations

A market research firm whose compromised partners include Huntress, LastPass, and Hacker One warns companies not to pay newcomer hacking group.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Jun 2026

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David Hollingworth

US government lifts access controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Message verified: SMS Sender ID Register goes live in Australia from today

Auditor-General’s report reveals dangerous gaps in third-party security in NSW public schools

Scam alert! Chinese scam toolkit actively targeting Australia and New Zealand

Hacked! Automotive giant Nissan discloses multi-country data breach

Child protection advocates call for faster action on digital duty of care laws

Cyber resilience a key plank of new Nakamal Agreement between Vanuatu and Australia

Artificial intelligence adoption surged in 2024–25, ABS reports

Klue hackers begin deleting data, but new threat actor risks derailing negotiations

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