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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OpenAI adds voice and image functionality to ChatGPT

AI chat tool ChatGPT is getting new features that will allow its users to have a voice conversation and share images to explain problems or ask for advice.

TECH • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

Ransomed.vc group claims hack on ‘all of Sony systems’

Relative ransomware newcomers have claimed to have succeeded in what could be a devastating ransomware attack on global entertainment giant Sony.

SECURITY • Mon, 25 Sep 2023

Russian hackers target war crimes investigations in Ukraine

Ukrainian investigators are reporting a shift in the strategy of Russian hackers.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 25 Sep 2023

AFP fights back against scammers, with millions of dollars recovered over 3 years

While popular belief says recovering money lost to scammers is next to impossible, the AFP has revealed it returned $45 million in money lost to scams over the past three ...

SECURITY • Mon, 25 Sep 2023

Cactus ransomware gang claims hack of Australian logistics and healthcare firm Peacock Bros

An Australian company has been once again struck by a ransomware gang, this time the family-owned, Victoria-headquartered firm Peacock Bros.

SECURITY • Thu, 21 Sep 2023

Pizza Hut warns customers of possible data breach

Old-school fast-food chain Pizza Hut has sent emails to its customers warning that some customer data may have been compromised in a recent data breach.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Sep 2023

Report: Healthcare sector needs to do more to combat ransomware

New research has shed light on the healthcare industry’s lack of readiness when it comes to defending itself from ransomware attacks.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Sep 2023

Auckland Transport suffers ‘technical outage’ as Medusa ransomware gang claims hack

A New Zealand transport service has confirmed its ticketing systems were disrupted on Tuesday (19 September) by a “cyber incident”, but services are coming back online ...

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Sep 2023

Australian government sets up 6-month AI taskforce

The federal government has announced the creation of a multi-agency taskforce to examine the benefits – and potential risks – of artificial intelligence (AI) for the ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 19 Sep 2023

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