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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Patient data of over 5m — including some deceased — feared stolen in US

A Fortune 1000 pharmacy services company has revealed that a malicious actor may have accessed more than 5.8 million sets of past and present patient data.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

3 things you need to know about crypto scams

Cryptocurrencies have gained immense popularity in recent years, attracting investors and enthusiasts from all walks of life. However, amid the excitement and potential ...

CULTURE • Thu, 18 May 2023

Interview: Shradha Angrish, winner of ESET Australia’s 2023 Women in Cyber Security Scholarship

Shradha Angrish is an enthusiastic aerospace engineering and computer science student who has been awarded ESET Australia’s Women in Cyber Security Scholarship

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

BianLian gang ditches ransomware entirely in favour of straight extortion

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre have released a joint cyber security advisory on the changing ...

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

US state of Montana announces 1st total ban on TikTok

It began when Republican states in the US began banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government devices and eventually ballooned into a raft of countries ...

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

Ransomware-as-a-service operation exposed: How does RaaS work?

Security researchers have infiltrated a Russia-based ransomware-as-a-service operation, exposing how the business model works and how much of a cut the gang in charge of ...

SECURITY • Wed, 17 May 2023

US DOJ and Treasury Department target Russian malware developer

US agencies have launched a broad mix of sanctions and indictments against a prolific ransomware developer.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 May 2023

US healthcare service provider fined US$350k over 2018 data breach

Following what it calls a “singular human error”, a US healthcare service provider has been fined US$350,000 following a data breach that saw the records of nearly ...

SECURITY • Wed, 17 May 2023

Google’s new top-level domains prompt possible security concern

At the beginning of May, Google introduced a raft of new top-level domains for purchase from the public — .dad, .phd, .prof, .esq, .foo, .zip, .mov and .nexus.

TECH • Wed, 17 May 2023

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David Hollingworth

Patient data of over 5m — including some deceased — feared stolen in US

3 things you need to know about crypto scams

Interview: Shradha Angrish, winner of ESET Australia’s 2023 Women in Cyber Security Scholarship

BianLian gang ditches ransomware entirely in favour of straight extortion

US state of Montana announces 1st total ban on TikTok

Ransomware-as-a-service operation exposed: How does RaaS work?

US DOJ and Treasury Department target Russian malware developer

US healthcare service provider fined US$350k over 2018 data breach

Google’s new top-level domains prompt possible security concern

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