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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TikTok takes Senate question about Chinese access to data ‘on notice’

A TikTok representative has appeared before the Senate select committee on foreign interference through social media, answering a range of questions regarding foreign ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 11 Jul 2023

Fanfic writers targeted by Anonymous Sudan in apparent DDoS attack on Ao3

Popular fan fiction repository Archive of Our Own (Ao3) has reported that it is under sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack from a group of “religiously ...

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Jul 2023

ACCC calls for views on data brokers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released an issues paper calling on consumers and businesses to share their views on data brokers and how ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 11 Jul 2023

Russian sites make up 80% of all darknet transactions

A new report from a blockchain analytics company has shown the absolute dominance of Russian sites when it comes to transactions.

SECURITY • Mon, 10 Jul 2023

Senator James Paterson tells WeChat to show up or else

The outspoken Liberal Senator has written a letter to WeChat’s boss warning of dire consequences for the app if the company continues to refuse to present itself to the ...

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 10 Jul 2023

US bank worth US$18bn caught up in MOVEit data breach

As the list of organisations affected by the MOVEit hack tops 200, one of America’s top-rated banks has put its hand up as a victim.

SECURITY • Mon, 10 Jul 2023

Ransomware attacks could scare away 75% of a company’s customers

A new report has revealed the impact of ransomware attacks on customer loyalty and behaviour, and the results are pretty grim.

SECURITY • Mon, 10 Jul 2023

Iranian threat actor targeting nuclear security experts with novel Mac malware

Researchers have uncovered a complex impersonation campaign with the aim of installing a backdoor on the machine of a nuclear security expert.

SECURITY • Fri, 07 Jul 2023

Shell employee data breached as part of MOVEit hack

Oil and gas company Shell is the latest victim of a hack that has so far affected more than 200 companies worldwide.

CULTURE • Fri, 07 Jul 2023

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David Hollingworth

TikTok takes Senate question about Chinese access to data ‘on notice’

Fanfic writers targeted by Anonymous Sudan in apparent DDoS attack on Ao3

ACCC calls for views on data brokers

Russian sites make up 80% of all darknet transactions

Senator James Paterson tells WeChat to show up or else

US bank worth US$18bn caught up in MOVEit data breach

Ransomware attacks could scare away 75% of a company’s customers

Iranian threat actor targeting nuclear security experts with novel Mac malware

Shell employee data breached as part of MOVEit hack

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