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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Not the beer! Asahi discloses cyber attack

Japanese brewing giant Asahi says no personal data was lost, but Japanese service operations are suspended.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Sep 2025

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Australian Clinical Labs agrees to $5.8m penalty in relation to 2022 Medlab Pathology hack

ACL will contribute $400,000 towards the Australian Information Commissioner’s legal costs.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Sep 2025

Interpol-coordinated anti-scam operation leads to 260 arrests throughout Africa

Operation Contender 3.0 saw law enforcement agencies tackle scammers across 14 countries in July and August.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Sep 2025

Unrepentant hackers target children, parents in UK childcare hack

The Radiant ransomware group has threatened to publish the personal data of more than 8,000 kids in a data breach of the Kido International group.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Sep 2025

Supply chain risk: Understanding the weakest link in cyber security

For CISOs, managing supply chain risk is no longer a compliance exercise – it’s a core pillar of resilience.

SECURITY • Fri, 26 Sep 2025

Penny Wong warns UN Security Council of the dangers of mixing AI with nuclear weapons

Australia’s Foreign Minister riffs on artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and the “collapse of truth altogether” in a United Nations speech.

SECURITY • Fri, 26 Sep 2025

Volvo North America confirms third-party data breach

Car maker informs employees of compromised personal data following ransomware attack on human resources software firm Miljödata.

SECURITY • Fri, 26 Sep 2025

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Act now! ACSC, CISA warn of active exploitation of Cisco firewalls

Aussie cyber agency warns of “targeting of multiple vulnerabilities within Australia” as Cisco says active exploitation underway.

SECURITY • Fri, 26 Sep 2025

Cisco’s Splunk partners with the Australian Signals Directorate to boost threat intel sharing

The ASD’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing to integrate with Splunk Enterprise Security for enhanced public sector security.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 25 Sep 2025

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David Hollingworth

Not the beer! Asahi discloses cyber attack

Australian Clinical Labs agrees to $5.8m penalty in relation to 2022 Medlab Pathology hack

Interpol-coordinated anti-scam operation leads to 260 arrests throughout Africa

Unrepentant hackers target children, parents in UK childcare hack

Supply chain risk: Understanding the weakest link in cyber security

Penny Wong warns UN Security Council of the dangers of mixing AI with nuclear weapons

Volvo North America confirms third-party data breach

Act now! ACSC, CISA warn of active exploitation of Cisco firewalls

Cisco’s Splunk partners with the Australian Signals Directorate to boost threat intel sharing

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