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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ACMA targets telcos for allowing SMS scams

Three Australian telcos have fallen foul of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after being used by scammers to send out malicious SMS messages.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 May 2023

7 out of 10 Australian organisations hit by ransomware in 2022

A new report has revealed the scale of ransomware attacks against Australian businesses in 2022, and while the number of attacks has dropped, their cost has risen ...

SECURITY • Mon, 15 May 2023

Federal government announces $86.5m for a National Anti-Scam Centre

The Australian government has announced it will put aside $86.5 million to establish a National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC).

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 15 May 2023

Third-party hack leads to Discord data breach

Gaming social media giant Discord has revealed that a hack of one of its third-party providers has led to a significant data breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 May 2023

Cyber security must be a pillar of pandemic preparedness, says US lawmaker

A US politician has called for cyber security to become a greater focus of pandemic preparedness, as a 2018 pandemic act looks set to be reauthorised ahead of its planned ...

SECURITY • Fri, 12 May 2023

Twitter adds encrypted messaging — but only for verified, blue tick accounts

Twitter has announced it is implementing a long-awaited encrypted messaging function, and while it does currently work, there are limitations to the service still being ...

TECH • Fri, 12 May 2023

UK authorities concerned over under-reporting of ransomware attacks

Representatives from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have aired their fears that many organisations and people ...

SECURITY • Thu, 11 May 2023

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Google introduces new safety features, including dark web scanning for email addresses

Google has announced a raft of new safety features at its annual Google I/O developer conference, aimed at protecting users from scams and phishing attempts, as well as ...

TECH • Thu, 11 May 2023

Australian company TechnologyOne halts trading over cyber security incident

Software-as-a-service company TechnologyOne announced today (10 May) that it was halting trading on the Australian Stock Exchange after it detected unauthorised access to ...

SECURITY • Wed, 10 May 2023

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ACMA targets telcos for allowing SMS scams

7 out of 10 Australian organisations hit by ransomware in 2022

Federal government announces $86.5m for a National Anti-Scam Centre

Third-party hack leads to Discord data breach

Cyber security must be a pillar of pandemic preparedness, says US lawmaker

Twitter adds encrypted messaging — but only for verified, blue tick accounts

UK authorities concerned over under-reporting of ransomware attacks

Google introduces new safety features, including dark web scanning for email addresses

Australian company TechnologyOne halts trading over cyber security incident

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