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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US Office of Information Security details 2 ransomware threats facing US health system

As we’ve often reported, ransomware is a growing threat worldwide. The Office of Information Security in the United States has been monitoring two particular prevalent ...

SECURITY • Wed, 18 Jan 2023

USMC stands up new Marine Corps Information Command

The United States Marine Corps announced overnight that it is standing up a new, entirely internal command focused on information management.

SECURITY • Wed, 18 Jan 2023

Meta begins legal action over Voyager Labs’ data scraping efforts

When you think of Meta and its Facebook platform, “They sure do care about my data” is not often what comes to mind. However that is exactly the motivation behind a ...

COMPANIES • Wed, 18 Jan 2023

Inside NoName057(16): What makes a pro-Russian hacking group tick?

The war in Ukraine has seen an increase in hacking and cyber crime all over the globe, but nowhere has it been more prevalent than against those countries explicitly ...

CULTURE • Wed, 18 Jan 2023

Avast releases free decoder for BianLian ransomware

Avast’s Threat Research team has released a free executable for decoding files encrypted by BianLian ransomware.

TECH • Tue, 17 Jan 2023

Scammers target Russian Telegram users afraid of conscription

Amid rumours of another wave of military mobilisations to bolster the frontlines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, those afraid of being called up are being taken ...

CULTURE • Tue, 17 Jan 2023

A ransomware attack has knocked a Norwegian company’s shipping servers offline

Norwegian company DNV has reported it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack and has taken its shipping servers offline.

SECURITY • Tue, 17 Jan 2023

Call centre-based crypto scammers taken down in Europe

Europol has assisted a raft of European countries in taking down an extensive crypto scam network.

SECURITY • Tue, 17 Jan 2023

Software suite of Israeli security firm Cellebrite leaks online

In a case of who watches the watchers (who secures the security companies, perhaps?), Cellebrite’s suite of surveillance software has been posted online.

SECURITY • Mon, 16 Jan 2023

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