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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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

Confusing Vice Media data breach involves social security and credit card numbers

The Vice Media Group, which publishes Vice and Motherboard among a range of other brands, has suffered what could be a damaging data breach.

SECURITY • Fri, 03 Feb 2023

LockBit ransomware attack on UK financial firm has global repercussions

Russian-affiliated ransomware operator LockBit has set its sights on an Irish financial services and trading company, with the impact affecting derivatives traders in the ...

SECURITY • Fri, 03 Feb 2023

Indian missile fuel maker hit by ransomware attack, sensitive data posted online

Solar Industries, an Indian defence manufacturer, has suffered a serious ransomware attack, and, in the aftermath, has had a trove of sensitive data published online.

SECURITY • Fri, 03 Feb 2023

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David Hollingworth

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

Confusing Vice Media data breach involves social security and credit card numbers

LockBit ransomware attack on UK financial firm has global repercussions

Indian missile fuel maker hit by ransomware attack, sensitive data posted online

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