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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Canadian hospital declares Code Grey cyber security incident, some systems offline

Ross Memorial Hospital in Ontario, Canada has been hit by a “suspected cyber security incident”, causing it to declare a Code Grey emergency.

SECURITY • Wed, 08 Feb 2023

Optus SMS blackmailer sentenced to a community correction order and community service

The Sydney teen who was arrested last year for attempting to blackmail victims of the Optus data breach was sentenced by the Sydney Downing Centre District Court ...

SECURITY • Wed, 08 Feb 2023

New cyber security not-for-profit sets up in Australia’s Sunshine Coast

Yesterday saw Australia’s latest cyber security organisation, the Critical Infrastructure – Information Sharing and Analysis Centre – or CI-ISAC – open its doors in ...

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Feb 2023

Defeating pro-Russian hackers Killnet one IP address at a time

Killnet is just one of a wave of pro-Russian hacktivist groups that have sprung up to support Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine, but it has been one of the busiest.

CULTURE • Tue, 07 Feb 2023

Security expert warns of donation scams in wake of Turkish and Syrian earthquake

While rescuers are still working through rubble in a desperate race to find survivors in yesterday’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria, one security researcher is worried ...

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Feb 2023

Would-be murderer scammed out of assassin’s bitcoin fee

When we think of the victims of online scams, we tend to frame them as innocent. Not in this case, however, as the victim is anything but.

SECURITY • Mon, 06 Feb 2023

Iranian threat actors responsible for recent Charlie Hebdo data breach

Earlier this month, the controversial French magazine Charlie Hebdo suffered a cyber attack that saw the personal data of more than 200,000 of its customers possibly ...

SECURITY • Mon, 06 Feb 2023

Chinese spy balloon takedown leads to more calls to ban TikTok in the US

As the dust settles over the US shoot down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon, Republicans have turned to another, more familiar Chinese target of opportunity — TikTok, ...

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 06 Feb 2023

Op-Ed: Dragos Industrial Ransomware Analysis — Q4 2022

During the final quarter of 2022, ransomware continued to pose substantial financial and operational risk to industrial organisations worldwide.

SECURITY • Mon, 06 Feb 2023

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David Hollingworth

Canadian hospital declares Code Grey cyber security incident, some systems offline

Optus SMS blackmailer sentenced to a community correction order and community service

New cyber security not-for-profit sets up in Australia’s Sunshine Coast

Defeating pro-Russian hackers Killnet one IP address at a time

Security expert warns of donation scams in wake of Turkish and Syrian earthquake

Would-be murderer scammed out of assassin’s bitcoin fee

Iranian threat actors responsible for recent Charlie Hebdo data breach

Chinese spy balloon takedown leads to more calls to ban TikTok in the US

Op-Ed: Dragos Industrial Ransomware Analysis — Q4 2022

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