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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Patch Now! FreePBX servers hit by zero-day bug, active exploitation underway

Hackers have been exploiting a flaw in an open source PBX platform since at least 21 August; fix is now deployed.

SECURITY • Fri, 29 Aug 2025

Legal Practice Board of Western Australia says no data published following May ransomware attack

The board’s executive director says data published by hackers “does not relate to the board”.

SECURITY • Fri, 29 Aug 2025

Aussie cyber agency joins global partners to warn of Chinese hackers targeting Australian critical infrastructure

State-sponsored Chinese threat actors have been observed targeting government and military networks in Australia and abroad.

SECURITY • Thu, 28 Aug 2025

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Western Sydney University issues update on April cyber incident

The university has confirmed student data impacted by data breach includes personal information, tax file numbers and identity documents.

SECURITY • Thu, 28 Aug 2025

CrowdStrike to buy Onum to power real-time SIEM data

The acquisition is set to eliminate data migration bottlenecks and boost the Falcon platform with faster, AI-driven detection.

SECURITY • Thu, 28 Aug 2025

Exclusive: South Australian barristers' chambers listed on Lynx ransomware’s leak site

Hackers are claiming to have breached the network of Adelaide-based Hanson Chambers, with correspondence and court documents published online.

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Aug 2025

CyberArk and Optiv deepen partnership

Optiv has fast-tracked 2,500 staff onto CyberArk’s identity security platform as firms double down on identity-first security strategies.

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Opportunistic Iranian cyber attacks targeting Australia possible, Google warns

Google expert assesses a “heightened likelihood” of Iranian hacktivists targeting Australian organisations in the wake of the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador.

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Aussie telco Exetel fined $694k for anti-scam breaches

ACMA investigation has found that Exetel breached anti-scam laws on 73 occasions in 2024, allowing scammers to bypass identity verification processes.

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Aug 2025

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David Hollingworth

Patch Now! FreePBX servers hit by zero-day bug, active exploitation underway

Legal Practice Board of Western Australia says no data published following May ransomware attack

Aussie cyber agency joins global partners to warn of Chinese hackers targeting Australian critical infrastructure

Western Sydney University issues update on April cyber incident

CrowdStrike to buy Onum to power real-time SIEM data

Exclusive: South Australian barristers' chambers listed on Lynx ransomware’s leak site

CyberArk and Optiv deepen partnership

Opportunistic Iranian cyber attacks targeting Australia possible, Google warns

Aussie telco Exetel fined $694k for anti-scam breaches

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