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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Pentagon’s new Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command could be a good model for Australia

Cyber defence is increasingly a matter for government intervention, not just one that can be batted away with regulations and policing, one expert has said.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 09 Jun 2026

Unfair cop: AFP warns Aussies after scam script uncovered in Cambodian fraud compound

The Australian Federal Police has uncovered a sophisticated scam script used by criminals operating from a Cambodian scam compound.

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Jun 2026

Alert! Critical Check Point zero-day exploited in the wild, Qilin ransomware already at work

Hackers have been exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Remote Access VPN, Mobile Access, and Spark Firewall products for at least a month.

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Jun 2026

Exclusive: Hacker claims breach of Aussie travel agency FirstClass, 53k customers potentially impacted

The threat actor behind the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image hacks claims another Australian victim, and customer data ...

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Jun 2026

CrowdStrike lifts FY27 outlook as AI security demand drives record growth

CrowdStrike has raised its full-year growth expectations after delivering record quarterly recurring revenue, while also announcing a four-for-one stock split.

SECURITY • Sun, 07 Jun 2026

No backdoor shenanigans: Grindr denies data breach claims

Queer dating app Grindr says it has found no evidence of unauthorised access following a hacker’s claims of a breach of more than 15 million user records.

SECURITY • Sun, 07 Jun 2026

US Scam Center Strike Force touts positive results of ‘Disruption Week’

Law enforcement agencies from around the world, including the Australian Federal Police, assisted US authorities with an anti-scam operation targeting south-east Asia.

SECURITY • Fri, 05 Jun 2026

Kick off! Cyber criminals are exploiting FIFA World Cup 2026 fever

FIFA-themed threats are growing steadily in the lead-up to one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

SECURITY • Fri, 05 Jun 2026

Criminal VPN used by hackers taken down in international law enforcement operation

France and the Netherlands have led an operation against First VPN, a service designed to conceal the identities of ransomware operators and other cyber criminals.

SECURITY • Thu, 04 Jun 2026

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David Hollingworth

Pentagon’s new Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command could be a good model for Australia

Unfair cop: AFP warns Aussies after scam script uncovered in Cambodian fraud compound

Alert! Critical Check Point zero-day exploited in the wild, Qilin ransomware already at work

Exclusive: Hacker claims breach of Aussie travel agency FirstClass, 53k customers potentially impacted

CrowdStrike lifts FY27 outlook as AI security demand drives record growth

No backdoor shenanigans: Grindr denies data breach claims

US Scam Center Strike Force touts positive results of ‘Disruption Week’

Kick off! Cyber criminals are exploiting FIFA World Cup 2026 fever

Criminal VPN used by hackers taken down in international law enforcement operation

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