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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Riot Games hack gets worse, League of Legends source code confirmed breached

It now appears that the Riot Games data breach is — as seems usual these days — a lot worse than initially reported. The developer revealed overnight that the source code ...

SECURITY • Wed, 25 Jan 2023

A new Australian-led anti-ransomware task force is now operational

Today marks the first day of operation of the new International Counter Ransomware Task Force led by Australia and operating under the auspices of the US-led Counter ...

SECURITY • Tue, 24 Jan 2023

Online scammers targeting flood victims in Western Australia

A Facebook scam is circulating in Western Australia, targeting victims of recent catastrophic floods in the state.

CULTURE • Tue, 24 Jan 2023

Sydney man jailed over $100k SMS phishing scam

Sydney Local Court has sentenced a 40-year-old Sydney man to a two-year, eight-month stint in prison over an SMS phishing scam that began in 2018.

SECURITY • Tue, 24 Jan 2023

New Android malware straddles the line between banking Trojan and spyware

Security researchers have uncovered a disturbing new piece of Android banking malware with some very expanded capabilities.

CULTURE • Mon, 23 Jan 2023

Passionate gamers leak classified military documents online — twice in 2 days

Classified information regarding the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet has been leaked to a gaming forum for a popular air, ground, and flight combat ...

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Jan 2023

US no-fly list revealed by Swiss security researcher — and one very lax airline

A Swiss cyber security researcher with time on her hands and a healthy curiosity has managed to breach the not-so-secure servers of a United States airline, and has ...

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Jan 2023

Game developer Riot Games hacked, dev environment breached

While video games are hardly critical infrastructure, for millions of gamers around the world, they are an essential part of their downtime entertainment — and for some ...

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Jan 2023

Chinese hackers may be taking advantage of a FortiOS vulnerability

Security researchers have uncovered threat actors taking advantage of a reported zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiOS.

CULTURE • Mon, 23 Jan 2023

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David Hollingworth

Riot Games hack gets worse, League of Legends source code confirmed breached

A new Australian-led anti-ransomware task force is now operational

Online scammers targeting flood victims in Western Australia

Sydney man jailed over $100k SMS phishing scam

New Android malware straddles the line between banking Trojan and spyware

Passionate gamers leak classified military documents online — twice in 2 days

US no-fly list revealed by Swiss security researcher — and one very lax airline

Game developer Riot Games hacked, dev environment breached

Chinese hackers may be taking advantage of a FortiOS vulnerability

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