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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GitHub to roll out 2-factor authentication this month

Code hosting service GitHub has announced it will be rolling out two-factor authentication on 13 March.

SECURITY • Fri, 10 Mar 2023

Letter from US Congress asks insurance marketplace, ‘how badly have we been hacked?’

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives and its Democratic leader have sent a remarkable letter to a health insurance marketplace, informing them of a ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 10 Mar 2023

New French cyber insurance law raises more questions than it answers

A new law is set to take effect in France next month that requires companies to report any cyber incidents to French authorities within 72 hours, or the company in ...

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 09 Mar 2023

FBI director takes aim at TikTok again: ‘It screams out with national security concerns’

FBI Director Christopher Wray has again called out social media and streaming platform TikTok as a security concern for the United States.

SECURITY • Thu, 09 Mar 2023

Sydney man jailed for online money-laundering-related crimes

A 27-year-old man from Sydney has been sentenced to a jail term after using stolen login details to access the accounts of five Australian victims as part of a ...

SECURITY • Thu, 09 Mar 2023

Oakland City Hall police data released online, including investigations and complaint details

A non-profit whistleblower site has published 11.7 gigabytes worth of data from a recent ransomware attack on the Oakland City Council in the US state of California.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 09 Mar 2023

Paul Crighton takes up regional sales director for ANZ and Pacific Islands role at Barracuda Networks

Cloud security provider Barracuda Networks has announced that Paul Crighton has been appointed regional sales director for ANZ and Pacific Islands.

SECURITY • Wed, 08 Mar 2023

New spy malware found in the wild on DrayTek routers

A United States telco has discovered a new malware infection circulated on older routers made by the networking company DrayTek.

TECH • Wed, 08 Mar 2023

Toyota customer service app hacked by white hat hacker, customer data exposed

A security specialist and developer has found a way into a massive Toyota customer database in Mexico.