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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FOI docs reveal information commissioner’s concerns over Age Assurance Technology Trial

Electronic Frontiers Australia chair says: “These FOI documents validate EFA’s position and its strong concerns about misleading privacy claims made by the AATT.”

CULTURE • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

McGraw Hill confirms ShinyHunters breach, won’t confirm if any Aussie customers impacted

Hackers claim 45 million records have been compromised as education publisher says “data does not contain sensitive information”; Have I Been Pwned adds 13

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Update now: Active exploitation of Nginx UI vulnerability CVE-2026-33032 underway

Critical severity bug in popular open-source web interface has been targeted by hackers a fortnight after disclosure.

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

National Defence Strategy 2026: Spending on military cyber capability to reach at least $15bn

The Australian government’s latest defence blueprint beds in cyber as a key warfighting capability – here’s the breakdown from the latest iteration of our main defence ...

SECURITY • Thu, 16 Apr 2026

Too-hard basket: NIST to scale back CVE updates as vulnerabilities soar

NIST says it is working “faster than ever” to keep up with 45 per cent year-on-year growth in reported vulnerabilities.

SECURITY • Thu, 16 Apr 2026

Exclusive: Krybit hackers claim breach of New Zealand IT services provider

Ransomware new kids on the block, Krybit, has listed Auckland-based Dencom New Zealand as a hacking victim.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Latitude Financial faces $3.96m fine over spam law breaches

An Aussie financial services provider gets a slap on the wrist over 2.7 million discrete breaches of Australian anti-spam laws after the company self-reported the ...

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Kid stuff: Roblox to introduce safety improvements following Australian government warnings

Popular gaming platform Roblox has responded to the Communications Minister’s warnings regarding child safety risks.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 14 Apr 2026

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ADF joins international military exercise focused on cyber resilience and multi-domain operations

Exercise Bersama Shield 2026 places growing emphasis on cyber operations as regional partners strengthen joint defence capabilities.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Apr 2026

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