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: New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty investigating cyber security incident

Prolific hacker 2019 claims hack of a luxury Kiwi real estate firm, but the company says the hacker is overstating the extent of the breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 24 Aug 2026

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Australian lenders turn to cross-industry intelligence as AI drives uptick in financial fraud

Equifax Australia and the Australian Finance Industry Association join forces to strengthen fraud prevention as lenders face surging first-party fraud, money muling, and ...

SECURITY • Mon, 24 Aug 2026

Patch now! Hackers targeting critical vulnerability in AI engineering platform MLflow

Organisations using the popular open-source AI tool MLflow are urged to prioritise patching and investigate potential credential theft.

SECURITY • Mon, 24 Aug 2026

Exclusive: Westco Motors Cairns suffers alleged ransomware attack

The Storm hacking group has posted details of an Aussie car dealership; customer invoices, emails, and phone numbers have been published on the dark web.

SECURITY • Mon, 24 Aug 2026

Shop now? Banking malware campaign posing as Woolworths active in Australia

Woolies and other trusted brands are being used to spread an Android Trojan that can access bank accounts, read SMSes, and even access cameras.

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Aug 2026

Patch now! Active exploitation of critical GitLab vulnerability underway

Just days after the disclosure of the almost-perfect-10 vulnerability, CVE-2026-19478, hackers are already on the warpath.

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Aug 2026

The industry speaks: Scam Awareness Week 2026

The theme for this year’s Scam Awareness Week – which runs from 24 to 28 August – is “No one’s just a number”, and that’s certainly true of the industry leaders sharing ...

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Aug 2026

Exclusive: RAM maker Kingston Technology investigating ransomware claims

Everest ransomware group claims hack of a computer storage firm; 138 gigabytes of APAC marketing material soon to be published on the dark web.

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Aug 2026

Pay or leak: ShinyHunters delivers ultimatum to Logitech

Prolific cyber extortion group ShinyHunters promises “several (annoying) digital problems” for the computer hardware giant.

SECURITY • Thu, 20 Aug 2026

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David Hollingworth

Exclusive: New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty investigating cyber security incident

Australian lenders turn to cross-industry intelligence as AI drives uptick in financial fraud

Patch now! Hackers targeting critical vulnerability in AI engineering platform MLflow

Exclusive: Westco Motors Cairns suffers alleged ransomware attack

Shop now? Banking malware campaign posing as Woolworths active in Australia

Patch now! Active exploitation of critical GitLab vulnerability underway

The industry speaks: Scam Awareness Week 2026

Exclusive: RAM maker Kingston Technology investigating ransomware claims

Pay or leak: ShinyHunters delivers ultimatum to Logitech

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