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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Sydney man arrested over massive SMS phishing operation

The alleged perpetrator was responsible for sending more than 17 million texts from a high-tech SIM farm.

SECURITY • Mon, 18 Dec 2023

Suspected money man for Hive ransomware gang arrested

The alleged money launderer was found to have over €500,000 in crypto on his phone.

SECURITY • Sun, 17 Dec 2023

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ATech rolls out Airservices Australia’s new Aeronautical Data Originator Portal

The new system is designed to help manage the 11 per cent of airspace managed by Airservices Australia.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 15 Dec 2023

Bitdefender releases free anti-scam chatbot on web and Messenger

Scamio service will offer a “second opinion” on scam messages on any device.

TECH • Fri, 15 Dec 2023

New industry codes to ensure online safety are coming into effect

Australian eSafety Commissioner lays down the new rules for ISPs, media companies, app stores and more.

CULTURE • Fri, 15 Dec 2023

Report: UK critical infrastructure ‘vulnerable to a catastrophic ransomware attack’

The joint committee on the national security strategy finds rising risks and a lack of government preparedness.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 14 Dec 2023

Chinese internet authorities call for reporting of major security incidents within the hour

Chinese ISPs will have one hour to report incidents and 24 hours to provide analysis under new rules.

SECURITY • Wed, 13 Dec 2023

Report: Australian patient data increasingly at risk due to cyber attacks

More than one in three hospitals are currently vulnerable to digital fraud and spoofing attacks due to a lack of email security.

SECURITY • Wed, 13 Dec 2023

Remote code execution bug found in popular WordPress backup plug-in

An unpatched Backup Migration plug-in could lead to PHP code injection on WordPress sites.

SECURITY • Wed, 13 Dec 2023