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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Old routers are revealing important corporate secrets — is yours one of them?

A pair of security researchers recently lucked onto an alarming statistic — it would appear that perhaps half of the discarded routers currently on the second-hand market ...

TECH • Wed, 19 Apr 2023

UK warns of emerging cyber threats from Russian-backed threat actors

A UK cabinet minister is set to warn the country of the threat it is facing from “Wagner-like” hacking groups.

SECURITY • Wed, 19 Apr 2023

US man sentenced to 1-year, 1-day jail sentence after dark web marketplace scam

A resident of the US state of Georgia has been sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in relation to a series of frauds committed against the ...

SECURITY • Mon, 17 Apr 2023

NSW government facing economic challenges, as Cyber Security NSW only budgeted to 2024–25

The newly minted Treasurer of NSW has warned of “difficult to avoid” costs before handing down its first budget this year. Indeed, the pressures are intense enough that ...

SECURITY • Mon, 17 Apr 2023

AFP opens new, advanced Victorian headquarters

The Australian Federal Police has officially opened a new Victorian headquarters.

TECH • Mon, 17 Apr 2023

Coles reveals its customer data was affected by Latitude Financial breach

Supermarket mainstay Coles has revealed some of its customer data was stolen as part of Latitude Financial’s recent data breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 17 Apr 2023

Online alcohol counselling service warns customers of web-tracking data breach

An online alcohol counselling service has sent out letters to 109,000 of its customers warning that their data had been inadvertently shared with third-party tracking ...

TECH • Fri, 14 Apr 2023

Russian threat actors actively targeting diplomats in NATO and EU countries

Two Polish agencies have revealed an ongoing phishing campaign targeting diplomatic posts throughout Europe.

SECURITY • Fri, 14 Apr 2023

24 hours, 15 breaches: A day in the life of a cyber security observer, and why reporting matters

Opinion: The security environment is a rapidly evolving space, and keeping up with emerging threats and data breaches is a full-time job. David Hollingworth shares his ...

SECURITY • Fri, 14 Apr 2023

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Old routers are revealing important corporate secrets — is yours one of them?

UK warns of emerging cyber threats from Russian-backed threat actors

US man sentenced to 1-year, 1-day jail sentence after dark web marketplace scam

NSW government facing economic challenges, as Cyber Security NSW only budgeted to 2024–25

AFP opens new, advanced Victorian headquarters

Coles reveals its customer data was affected by Latitude Financial breach

Online alcohol counselling service warns customers of web-tracking data breach

Russian threat actors actively targeting diplomats in NATO and EU countries

24 hours, 15 breaches: A day in the life of a cyber security observer, and why reporting matters

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