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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35k PayPal accounts compromised by credential stuffing attack

Online financial service PayPal has confirmed it was hit by a robust credential stuffing attack, which has led to the compromise of 34,942 customers.

SECURITY • Fri, 20 Jan 2023

T-Mobile announces data breach affecting 37m customers

Telco T-Mobile has revealed via a financial filing that a hacker has accessed the personal data of around 37 million customers.

SECURITY • Fri, 20 Jan 2023

Ad fraud scheme affecting over 10m devices taken down

A massive ad fraud campaign that took advantage of over 10 million devices, particularly iOS ones, was recently discovered and dismantled by researchers at HUMAN ...

CULTURE • Fri, 20 Jan 2023

Over 100 Mailchimp accounts compromised in social engineering hack

It’s probably a truism that if you’ve been hacked before, you’ll be hacked again eventually, which is something that email marketing company Mailchimp is finding out

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Jan 2023

Chinese hackers update Turian backdoor to access Iranian networks

Chinese hacking group Playful Taurus updated its Turian backdoor, alongside adding new command and control nodes to its infrastructure.

TECH • Thu, 19 Jan 2023

Unemployment scams on the rise as layoffs increased in 2022

Following a year of rising layoffs, particularly in the tech industry, scammers have turned to luring victims with fake employment offers.

CULTURE • Thu, 19 Jan 2023

Pro-Russian hackers attempt to take down Ukrainian news agency

Hackers apparently attached to the Sandworm hacking group have tried to take the Ukrainian National News Agency — also known as Ukrinform — offline.

CULTURE • Thu, 19 Jan 2023

ACSC releases cyber security checklist to keep kids safe online

It seems a modern truism that every new generation will spend more of their lives online than the one before, whether that be through connected devices at home or school ...

SECURITY • Wed, 18 Jan 2023

US Office of Information Security details 2 ransomware threats facing US health system

As we’ve often reported, ransomware is a growing threat worldwide. The Office of Information Security in the United States has been monitoring two particular prevalent ...