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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Op-Ed: The future of cyber security in the Australian public sector

The Australian public sector is quickly becoming one of the biggest targets for cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers, and malicious insiders, with many government ...

SECURITY • Wed, 12 Apr 2023

Tech and retail giant Alibaba to get into the AI game with its own chatbot — but is it safe?

AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT are becoming the new cool thing for companies to roll out — in some cases, whether they’re ready for human consumption or not.

TECH • Wed, 12 Apr 2023

Lax security reveals North Korean hacking group APT37’s tactics

The North Korean threat actor APT37 has been around for over a decade, but a recent slip in the group’s own operational security has given security researchers a detailed ...

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Apr 2023

Inside the market for malicious Google Play apps

A new report has shed light on the trading and selling of malware and other malicious software on the Google Play app store for Android devices.

TECH • Tue, 11 Apr 2023

Killnet uses stolen NATO credentials to create profiles on gay dating site

Pro-Russian hacking group Killnet has claimed that it has delivered a devastating distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) against NATO infrastructure and has successfully ...

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Apr 2023

Latitude Financial rules out paying ransom following data breach

Latitude Financial has released a statement saying it will not pay a ransom following falling victim to one of Australia’s largest data breaches.

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Apr 2023

US DOJ seizes millions of dollars in cryptocurrency gained from pig-butchering scams

Following an FBI investigation, the US Department of Justice has seized roughly US$112 million in cryptocurrency gained from pig-butchering scams.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

TikTok fined over child privacy concerns by UK government agency

A day after Australia added itself to the list of countries that have banned TikTok from government devices, the social media app has now found itself fined for failing ...

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

Pirated software causes malware infection in Ukrainian utility company

A recent cyber incident in Ukraine has shown that threat actors don’t always need to be too clever when it comes to spreading their malicious wares — sometimes, all you ...

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

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David Hollingworth

Op-Ed: The future of cyber security in the Australian public sector

Tech and retail giant Alibaba to get into the AI game with its own chatbot — but is it safe?

Lax security reveals North Korean hacking group APT37’s tactics

Inside the market for malicious Google Play apps

Killnet uses stolen NATO credentials to create profiles on gay dating site

Latitude Financial rules out paying ransom following data breach

US DOJ seizes millions of dollars in cryptocurrency gained from pig-butchering scams

TikTok fined over child privacy concerns by UK government agency

Pirated software causes malware infection in Ukrainian utility company

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