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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Ukrainian charity aims to raise money for offensive cyber forces

Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive has launched a fundraising campaign to support the country’s armed forces in cyber campaigns against Russia — on and off the battlefield

SECURITY • Wed, 22 Feb 2023

Activision suffers alleged hack, video game roadmap leaked

Video game publisher Activision suffered an apparent hack last year that saw employee accounts compromised and important development roadmaps exfiltrated.

SECURITY • Wed, 22 Feb 2023

Canberra responds to mandatory data retention review, metadata laws set for an overhaul

The Australian federal government has released its responses to a set of recommendations to overhaul the mandatory data retention scheme, presented to it by the ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 21 Feb 2023

Victoria to stand up cyber defence centre as part of 5-year security plan

Victoria’s ambitious cyber strategy program will start to bear fruit this year, with the establishment of a dedicated Victorian government cyber defence centre.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Feb 2023

ASIC to get tough on cyber attack disclosure

In the wake of the largest fine for failing to follow market disclosure rules, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has come out swinging, ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 21 Feb 2023

Microsoft fixes Outlook filtering failure after users report torrent of spam

Sometime in the last few days, something went very wrong with the spam filtering in Microsoft’s Outlook email service.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Feb 2023

Domain registrar GoDaddy reveals it has been the victim of a multi-year hack

There are many ways to reveal that you’ve been the victim of a massive hacking campaign, but casually doing so on page 30 of your annual report is a new one to us — and ...

SECURITY • Mon, 20 Feb 2023

New Frebniis backdoor takes advantage of Microsoft’s Internet Information Services

Security researchers have noted a new piece of malware that can install a backdoor just by making an HTTP request.

CULTURE • Mon, 20 Feb 2023

New Meta Verified service offers ID protection and a shiny new badge

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new service across its social media brands — Meta Verified.