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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Exclusive: Lockheed Martin responds to Iran-linked hackers’ 48-hour ultimatum to staff

“We now possess the complete data of 28 senior American engineers,” hackers say, threatening to turn their homes into “missile targets”.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Justice: UK authorities target scam centres and illicit marketplaces in south-east Asia

Cryptocurrency and data market Xinbi and “Cambodia’s largest scam compound” hit by UK sanctions.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Aussie telco consumer code to be replaced in favour of ‘stronger protections’

The ACMA will be determining a tougher replacement for the old industry-developed Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

Cyber security firm Rapid7 acquires Kenzo Security

The acquisition brings AI capabilities into the Command Platform as Rapid7 pushes beyond assisted workflows.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

Justice: Russian hackers arrested, jailed by Russian and US authorities

Hackers cop jail time and handcuffs in relation to separate incidents involving a popular hacking forum and operating a botnet.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

Expert insight: Why the LiteLLM code supply chain hack is a symptom of too much trust

A popular Python library has been compromised and used to spread credential-harvesting malware. Here’s what impacted teams need to do right now.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

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Government proposes 5 changes to SOCI Act in overhaul of ministerial directions powers

A newly released consultation paper suggests “targeted reforms” such as disclosure delays and restrictions on “high-risk vendors”.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

CrowdStrike launches AgentWorks ecosystem to power ‘agentic’ cyber security operations

The new Charlotte AI platform enables organisations and partners to build and scale custom security agents using no-code tools and leading AI models.

SECURITY • Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Exclusive: Ransomware newcomer claims breach of security camera firm Hikvision

Chinese camera and IoT firm Hikvision has been listed by the ALP-001 hacking group, with 19.9 terabytes of data allegedly compromised.

SECURITY • Wed, 25 Mar 2026