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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Taxed! EOFY a perfect opportunity for scammers, banks and experts warn

The end of the financial year is a juicy target for scammers and other cyber criminals; here’s what you and your business need to do and watch out for.

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Jun 2026

OAIC finds American Express failed to protect customer data from insider access risks

The Australian Privacy Commissioner has found that American Express Australia breached privacy law by failing to adequately protect a customer’s personal information from ...

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Anthropic suspends access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 following US government directive

The Trump administration cites national security concerns regarding foreign nationals having access to advanced AI models, a move one expert says will “reverberate” ...

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Exclusive: More than 16k customers compromised after Needlework Tours hack

Names, addresses, phone numbers, and potentially passport details were shared with multiple members of a popular hacking forum.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

AFP to tackle serious online harms and cyber crime at Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group meeting

Members of the Five Eyes alliance will meet in London this week to discuss the challenges of combating online harms in the face of accelerating technological development

CULTURE • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Australia’s Department of Parliamentary Services has only ‘partly effective’ cyber security stature, audit finds

DPS says it will “address critical cyber, information security and operational resilience risks” in the wake of ANAO review.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Exclusive: One Nation blames ‘fearful Labor goons’ for DDoS site crash

Pauline Hanson’s popularity is surging, and so was the malicious traffic targeting One Nation’s donation page today (12 June).

SECURITY • Fri, 12 Jun 2026

Takedown! AFP helps dismantle alleged $542m cyber crime money laundering network

Australian investigators have helped disrupt an alleged international money laundering operation accused of processing criminal proceeds, including ransomware payments ...

SECURITY • Fri, 12 Jun 2026

Alert! Experts concerned over perfect 10 Ivanti Sentry vulnerability, and hackers are already all over it

CVE-2026-10520 is looking like a nightmare for network defenders: an OS Command Injection vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

SECURITY • Fri, 12 Jun 2026