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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Investment scams surge thanks to the power of AI, costing consumers billions

Cyber security experts are warning of a surge in AI-powered investment scams, with one company revealing millions of fraudulent domains blocked in just seven months.

SECURITY • Wed, 12 Nov 2025

Report: Australia’s public sector under pressure as cyber threats rise

Skills shortages, access to critical data, and recovery times are major concerns among government agencies.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 12 Nov 2025

Op-Ed: Microsoft publishes 66 new vulnerabilities for November’s Patch Tuesday

Redmond discloses one exploited-in-the-wild zero-day vulnerability in a low-key month compared to most.

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Nov 2025

Russian initial access broker pleads guilty to hacking charges in US court

Aleksei Olegovich Volkov entered a guilty plea on six charges related to ransomware attacks carried out by a since-disbanded hacking group.

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Nov 2025

Accountancy body warns AI boom brings heightened cyber security risks

CPA Australia boss says the rapid rise of AI in the workplace is a clear boon, but also exposes businesses to the risk of “devastating data breaches”.

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Nov 2025

CISA acknowledges known exploitation of Samsung Mobile vulnerability

CVE-2025-21042 has been added to the US cyber agency’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog days after researchers outlined the LANDFALL spyware campaign.

SECURITY • Tue, 11 Nov 2025

Exclusive: Hospitality giant the Oscars Group listed by Medusa ransomware

Hackers are looking to make a US$100,000 payday from one of Australia’s largest hospitality groups.

SECURITY • Mon, 10 Nov 2025

From calendar to compromise: How hackers exploit the iCalendar format

It might look like a simple calendar invite, but these innocuous text files can hide a multitude of threats – here’s how.

SECURITY • Mon, 10 Nov 2025

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AFP, Monash University join forces to fight AI-generative crime

Feds and academics will develop a new tool to combat the production of AI-generated child abuse material, extremist propaganda, and malicious deepfakes.

TECH • Mon, 10 Nov 2025

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David Hollingworth

Investment scams surge thanks to the power of AI, costing consumers billions

Report: Australia’s public sector under pressure as cyber threats rise

Op-Ed: Microsoft publishes 66 new vulnerabilities for November’s Patch Tuesday

Russian initial access broker pleads guilty to hacking charges in US court

Accountancy body warns AI boom brings heightened cyber security risks

CISA acknowledges known exploitation of Samsung Mobile vulnerability

Exclusive: Hospitality giant the Oscars Group listed by Medusa ransomware

From calendar to compromise: How hackers exploit the iCalendar format

AFP, Monash University join forces to fight AI-generative crime

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