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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Australia joins global partners to warn of state-sponsored hacking campaign targeting countries supporting Ukraine

Russian military threat actors are targeting Western logistics and technology companies involved in providing foreign assistance to embattled Ukraine.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 May 2025

Telco Circles.Life pays highest-ever $413k fine following anti-scam breaches

An ACMA investigation has found that a lack of identity verification rules led to identity theft and the loss of tens of thousands of dollars.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 May 2025

Cyber security journalist targeted by second-largest DDoS attack ever recorded

The KrebsOnSecurity website was recently hit by a denial-of-service attack that peaked at 6.3 terabits of data per second.

SECURITY • Wed, 21 May 2025

Report: Data breaches drop in 2025, generative AI adoption speeds up

Enterprises are rushing to adopt generative AI (GenAI) into their business operations, but moving too fast comes with an array of risks.

SECURITY • Wed, 21 May 2025

Hack.gov: TeleMessage data breach published by DDoSecrets

Following a hack of the Signal-clone used by top US officials, 410 gigabytes of archived messages have been published online by a pro-transparency not-for-profit.

SECURITY • Tue, 20 May 2025

Report: Australian government must do more to combat tech-facilitated abuse in schools

Our Watch has released a national blueprint to address AI-generated pornography, tech-facilitated abuse, and other drivers of violence against women.

CULTURE • Tue, 20 May 2025

Troy Hunt launches Have I Been Pwned 2.0

Aussie security researcher Troy Hunt updates web tool for tracking data breaches, with a heap of new features.

SECURITY • Tue, 20 May 2025

Artificial intelligence backed by NSW government to drive housing supply analysis

AI mapping tools at the University of NSW’s new Housing Analytics Lab will help the state government track construction trends.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 19 May 2025

Fake GoFundMe page targets Victorian Liberal MP John Pesutto

Efforts to help John Pesutto pay $2.3 million in legal costs over the Moira Deeming defamation case were hampered by a scam GoFundMe campaign.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 19 May 2025

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