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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Vice Society ransomware gang claims responsibility for Fire Rescue Victoria hack

Vice Society, a ransomware group operating since at least mid-2021, has claimed responsibility for disrupting the communications infrastructure of Fire Rescue Victoria ...

SECURITY • Thu, 12 Jan 2023

Twitter responds to data breach claims: Nothing to see here

Following the apparent leaking of the emails and other data of 200 million users last week, Twitter has responded, denying that any data was, in fact, breached.

SECURITY • Thu, 12 Jan 2023

The Guardian confirms scope of ransomware attack

The Guardian Media Group has confirmed that it fell victim to a ransomware attack in December of last year.

SECURITY • Thu, 12 Jan 2023

New cyber security research bill presented to US Congress

Two members of the United States Congress have presented a bill to boost research into cyber security in the country’s energy sector and to create an Energy Cybersecurity ...

SECURITY • Thu, 12 Jan 2023

Cyber attack takes entire school district offline in the United States

Over 30,000 students have been told that classes are cancelled for most of this week, following a cyber attack in the US state of Iowa.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 11 Jan 2023

GitHub introduces automatic scanning for code vulnerabilities

GitHub has long allowed users to scan their code for vulnerabilities by using a .yaml file, but the code repository is now introducing a new default set-up mode for ...

COMPANIES • Wed, 11 Jan 2023

LastPass data breach keeps getting worse and worse

The phrase “from bad to worse” could well have been invented to describe LastPass’ ongoing security issues. The popular password manager, whose whole mission statement is ...

SECURITY • Wed, 11 Jan 2023

DHS and CISA get into the machine-learning cyber security sandbox game with CAP-M

The year 2022 is feeling like it was the year when organisations around the globe began to take cyber security investment to new heights. The latest organisations to ...

SECURITY • Tue, 10 Jan 2023

The US Federal Communications Commission is planning to overhaul data breach reporting

After a brief period of consultation late last year, the FCC has voted unanimously to launch proceedings to change the way customer data breaches are reported in the ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 10 Jan 2023

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Vice Society ransomware gang claims responsibility for Fire Rescue Victoria hack

Twitter responds to data breach claims: Nothing to see here

The Guardian confirms scope of ransomware attack

New cyber security research bill presented to US Congress

Cyber attack takes entire school district offline in the United States

GitHub introduces automatic scanning for code vulnerabilities

LastPass data breach keeps getting worse and worse

DHS and CISA get into the machine-learning cyber security sandbox game with CAP-M

The US Federal Communications Commission is planning to overhaul data breach reporting

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