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: INC Ransom claims pair of Australian victims

Terry Ringland Chartered Accountants and South East Country Vets have both been listed on hackers’ darknet leak site.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

CVE-2025-53770, also known as ToolShell, is already being actively exploited in the wild, and both government and enterprise targets are under attack.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

The challenges and advantages of energy-efficient AI

The rise of generative AI tools comes with a heavy environmental cost – but it doesn’t have to be that way, one expert has warned.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

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Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach

A national law firm has lodged a representative complaint against Qantas, seeking compensation on behalf of millions of customers whose personal data was compromised in ...

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools

New research has revealed the scope of workers using tools such as DeepSeek, with sensitive business data commonly shared with Chinese chatbots.

TECH • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas has obtained a court injunction to prevent any person or organisation from publishing the customer information stolen in its recent hack.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has informed its members of a data breach, but admits “it is impracticable to notify individuals”.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

Prominent darknet market disappears, exit scam most likely answer

Drug market Abacus experienced a sudden boost of users following the seizure of rival market Archetyp – and now it’s gone.

CULTURE • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

Australia adopts AS IEC 62443 as national cyber security standard to protect critical infrastructure

Newly adopted standards offer a clearer and more structured approach to protecting operational technology in critical infrastructure settings.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025