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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Terrorism victims among those caught up in UK health data breach affecting 1.1m

A ransomware attack on a UK university has reportedly led to the records of 1.1 million patients being compromised, as the university was using their NHS data for ...

SECURITY • Fri, 30 Jun 2023

Australian man arrested over ID fraud charges linked to dark web marketplace

The Australian Federal Police has arrested a West Australian man over links to the popular dark web forum Genesis Market.

SECURITY • Fri, 30 Jun 2023

Call centre gangs a key trend in APAC banking fraud

A new report compiled from the data of financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region has revealed that scams are the key driver of fraud claims.

CULTURE • Thu, 29 Jun 2023

Cyber attacks in Europe could trigger NATO’s Article 5 clause

Growing ransomware attacks and the continuing war in Ukraine are having an increased impact on countries not on the front line and may even be a trigger for a wider ...

SECURITY • Thu, 29 Jun 2023

3 things you need to know about cyber warfare

Nation-state-backed cyber attacks have become a major concern for governments, organisations, and individuals alike. Understanding the basics of cyber warfare is crucial ...

SECURITY • Thu, 29 Jun 2023

Phishing tricks to watch for: Cyrillic characters replacing Latin characters

It’s apparently an old warning, but a message cautioning people to be alert to a particular phishing technique is doing the rounds on social media again, so we think it’s ...

CULTURE • Wed, 28 Jun 2023

Android spyware app Let Me Spy hacked, user and victim data breached

The developer of a smartphone app that can be used to track, monitor, and otherwise stalk individuals has revealed that what looks like its entire database has been ...

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Jun 2023

FOI request reveals what the FBI can — and can’t — get from messaging apps

A recent freedom of information request has led to the release of a document that outlines what information the FBI can acquire from instant messaging applications.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Jun 2023

The state of zero-trust adoption in 2023 is still a work in progress

A new report has outlined the ongoing uptake of the zero-trust security model, and while more organisations recognise the need for the model, there are still some hills ...

TECH • Tue, 27 Jun 2023

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