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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AI-based voice cloning is making scams even more effective and harder to detect

Deepfakes and artificial intelligence voice cloning are proving to be powerful new tools in the arsenal of scammers, according to a new report from Recorded Future.

CULTURE • Mon, 22 May 2023

AFP Commissioner: State-based actors ‘are deploying hackers to attack our critical infrastructure’

The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police has given a speech to the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (FELEG) in Melbourne, focusing on the importance of looking ...

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 22 May 2023

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US FTC proposes amendments to Health Breach Notification Rule

The US Federal Trade Commission has published a set of proposed changes to its Health Breach Notification Rule, aimed at strengthening and broadening the reporting ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 19 May 2023

Massive preloaded Android malware campaign uncovered affecting millions

Researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a massive cyber crime campaign that has infected nearly 9 million Android-based devices with preloaded malware.

TECH • Fri, 19 May 2023

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

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

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David Hollingworth

AI-based voice cloning is making scams even more effective and harder to detect

AFP Commissioner: State-based actors ‘are deploying hackers to attack our critical infrastructure’

US FTC proposes amendments to Health Breach Notification Rule

Massive preloaded Android malware campaign uncovered affecting millions

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

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

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