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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Report: Average cost of data breaches rises to US$4.5m

Research from IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 shows breaches are costing more, especially if tackled without the help of law enforcement.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Feb 2024

US authorities seize Warzone malware infrastructure

The US Department of Justice has announced it has shut down several for-sale websites, leading to the arrests of two individuals over malware sales and support - with AFP ...

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Feb 2024

ACSC releases critical alert over FortiOS bug

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre is concerned about a FortiGuard vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

SECURITY • Sun, 11 Feb 2024

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 9 February

Attacks remain steady this week as LockBit continues to dominate the ransomware landscape.

SECURITY • Fri, 09 Feb 2024

ALPHV ransomware group may be sniffing around Mac OS

Researchers find backdoor malware written in Rust, which overlaps with ALPHV/BlackCat infrastructure.

SECURITY • Fri, 09 Feb 2024

Australian Human Resources Institute warns customers of cyber attack

AHRI has sent out emails warning of malware that could have been spreading fake browser updates.

SECURITY • Fri, 09 Feb 2024

HijackLoader malware spotted with improved evasion techniques

CrowdStrike researchers have gotten hold of a vastly improved and stealthy version of HijackLoader – here’s how it works.

SECURITY • Fri, 09 Feb 2024

Hacker leaks more than 12,000 user records from German fetish forum

Caught with their pants down: usernames, email addresses, and sexual preferences are all part of the alleged Domina Forum leak.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Feb 2024

Cyber security cooperation a key plank of Australia-Papua New Guinea Annual Leaders’ Dialogue

The prime ministers of the two countries met face to face in Canberra for annual talks on security and cooperation.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 08 Feb 2024

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David Hollingworth

Report: Average cost of data breaches rises to US$4.5m

US authorities seize Warzone malware infrastructure

ACSC releases critical alert over FortiOS bug

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 9 February

ALPHV ransomware group may be sniffing around Mac OS

Australian Human Resources Institute warns customers of cyber attack

HijackLoader malware spotted with improved evasion techniques

Hacker leaks more than 12,000 user records from German fetish forum

Cyber security cooperation a key plank of Australia-Papua New Guinea Annual Leaders’ Dialogue

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