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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BreachForums is set to close down after possible law enforcement activity

Popular hacking forum BreachForums is shutting down, after its new administrator detected possible law enforcement activity in the site’s back end.

SECURITY • Fri, 24 Mar 2023

CISA releases new security suite with the unlikely name of Untitled Goose Tool

Somebody at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has both a sense of humour and a keen interest in Australia’s indie game development scene, as ...

SECURITY • Fri, 24 Mar 2023

TikTok CEO faces Congress, brings paid cheer squad of influencers as backup

TikTok chief executive Shou Chew has fronted a largely aggressive US congressional committee in Washington DC overnight, but the boss of the social media app did not come ...

SECURITY • Fri, 24 Mar 2023

Op-Ed: Hacktivism — different agendas, same damage

While monetary gain has long been the predominant motive for cyber attacks, the rapidly changing geopolitical and social landscape has seen hacktivism become increasingly ...

CULTURE • Fri, 24 Mar 2023

Ransomware group BianLian refines tactics in the face of free decrypter

The BianLian ransomware group burst onto the hacking scene with a frenzied pace of operations. Its infrastructure goes back to 2021, but it was August of last year that ...

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

Unidentified threat actor targeting orgs in annexed regions of Ukraine

Security researchers have found active malware infections in a number of organisations in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions of Ukraine.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

TikTok CEO to face US Congress and defend the app against privacy concerns

TikTok chief executive Shou Chew will front up to a congressional hearing overnight on the company’s efforts to protect the privacy of its users in the United States.

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

North Korean hackers targeting ‘experts’ on Korean peninsula

A long-running North Korean threat actor has been spotted actively targeting individuals on the peninsula, according to South Korean and German authorities.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

Multi-extortion tactics and harassment on the rise as ransomware operations continue to evolve

A new ransomware report has shone a light on the evolving nature of the threats faced by companies compromised by such attacks.

SECURITY • Wed, 22 Mar 2023

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David Hollingworth

BreachForums is set to close down after possible law enforcement activity

CISA releases new security suite with the unlikely name of Untitled Goose Tool

TikTok CEO faces Congress, brings paid cheer squad of influencers as backup

Op-Ed: Hacktivism — different agendas, same damage

Ransomware group BianLian refines tactics in the face of free decrypter

Unidentified threat actor targeting orgs in annexed regions of Ukraine

TikTok CEO to face US Congress and defend the app against privacy concerns

North Korean hackers targeting ‘experts’ on Korean peninsula

Multi-extortion tactics and harassment on the rise as ransomware operations continue to evolve

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