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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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

NortonLifeLock breach exposes thousands of users

Gen Digital, owners of what used to be Symantec, has begun notifying NortonLifeLock customers that its Norton Password Manager has been breached.

SECURITY • Mon, 16 Jan 2023

Elon Musk-based crypto scams drop on YouTube

There’s an old adage that says that if something looks too good to be true, it rarely is. And yet this isn’t stopping people from signing up to get scammed out of their ...

CULTURE • Mon, 16 Jan 2023

Hack a Tesla, win a Tesla at the next Pwn2Own event

The next Pwn2Own hacking event is coming to the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, running between 22–24March this year — and two Teslas will be up for grabs.

CULTURE • Mon, 16 Jan 2023

Insider access to Telegram servers for sale on the dark web

A dark web store is advertising that it has access to Telegram servers.

COMPANIES • Fri, 13 Jan 2023

New myGov email refund scam circulating in Australia

Fraudsters are using fake myGov emails to target vulnerable Australians following the Christmas holidays.

CULTURE • Fri, 13 Jan 2023

Researchers discover Iranian VPN service riddled with spyware

Privacy is at a premium in the modern age, and nowhere is that more true than in autocratic countries like Iran. And while many in such places might turn to VPNs to gain ...

SECURITY • Fri, 13 Jan 2023

Your Android TV box may be spying on you

If you’ve bought yourself a cheap TV streaming box from Amazon recently, you may have inadvertently bought yourself a shiny, new piece of malware without even knowing it! ...