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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F5 reveals security incident one expert calls a ‘5-alarm fire’

Nation-state hackers have been blamed for stealing the source code of BIG-IP, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre has released a critical alert over the breach.

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Oct 2025

Third party named by Discord over ID breach denies its systems were hacked

Cloud customer service platform 5CA says its systems are secure, and “human error” is likely the cause of the breach.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Lines between state-backed hackers and criminals ‘blurring’, says Kinetic IT executive

According to the Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024–2025, the line between the tactics and techniques used by nation-state actors and financially motivated hackers is ...

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Oct 2025

5 new vulnerabilities added to CISA’s KEV catalogue

The latest batch of known exploited vulnerabilities includes issues in Rapid7 Velociraptor, SKYSEA Client View, and several Microsoft and Windows products.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Op-Ed: October Patch Tuesday reveals 172 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is aware of public disclosure for just two of the vulnerabilities published today (14 October) and claims no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Oct 2025

Noosa Council reveals social engineering attack that cost council millions

CEO Larry Sengstock says the council fell victim to a “major fraud incident” during the Christmas 2024 period.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Oct 2025

Exclusive: Aussie firm Benedict listed by INC Ransom hacking group

HR files, payroll data, and more have allegedly been compromised by a 270-gigabyte data breach impacting a recycling and landscaping resources firm.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Oct 2025

Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024–25 – by the numbers

The ASD’s Australian Cyber Security Centre’s latest yearly report on cyber crime and espionage paints a picture of rising costs as ransomware remains steady and DDoS ...

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Oct 2025

Windows 10 is reaching end of life this week – here’s what you need to know

Despite being installed on more than a third of all PCs in the world, Microsoft will cease to support Windows 10 on 14 October – here’s how to stay safe when the security ...

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Oct 2025