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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AFP successfully blocks 10 child abuse sites

Multijurisdiction effort sees sites blocked and the predators that use them tracked.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Report: Pace of cyber attacks holding back Australian organisations from proactive security measures

More Australian entities are spending time responding to cyber incidents than they are proactively stopping them, a new survey has found.

SECURITY • Tue, 31 Oct 2023

RansomedVC: The rise and sale of a ransomware gang

The threat actor behind the Sony hack is selling up and getting out of the ransomware business.

SECURITY • Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Tesserent boss warns of AI tools in the hands of hackers

ChatGPT and its AI-powered brethren are a boon to many industries – including criminal ones.

TECH • Mon, 30 Oct 2023

Security researcher uses simple trick to access data of more than 1,000 Teslas

An unsecured open-source app is leaving a mountain of data open to anyone looking for it.

SECURITY • Mon, 30 Oct 2023

SA patient records deleted in ‘isolated data incident’

The records of 121 SA Health patients have been impacted, along with contact details of over 12,000 more patients.

SECURITY • Sun, 29 Oct 2023

LockBit ransomware gang claims Boeing data breach

Aerospace giant Boeing is “assessing the claim” as the date of publication counts down following a hack.

SECURITY • Sat, 28 Oct 2023

Uber cops $412,500 ACMA fine for spam emails

Rideshare operator Uber was fined for failing to include an unsubscribe option on millions of emails.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 27 Oct 2023

Russian hackers claim takedown of WA’s Transperth transport agency with DDoS attack

The Noname057(16) hacking group has targeted four Australian websites, with varying success.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Oct 2023