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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Dark web markets: A complete Aussie identity costs as little as $200

“Every online account you own has a price tag on the dark web,” says Marijus Briedis, chief technology officer at NordVPN.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Exclusive: NSW-based Strata Republic allegedly breached by Kairos ransomware group

Hackers claim to have stolen 441 gigabytes of data.

SECURITY • Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Report: Data collection by school-backed apps in Australia is out of control and a risk to kids

New research by the UNSW Institute for Cyber Security reveals that most applications backed by various departments of education around the country start harvesting ...

TECH • Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Kinetic IT appoints Kishore Jayaram in new chief transformation officer role

New executive role signals shift towards AI-enabled, security-focused service delivery for government and critical infrastructure customers.

TECH • Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.7 as researchers reveal fake Claude installer spreading malware

AI firm says new Claude Opus 4.7 model is a “notable improvement on Opus 4.6 in advanced software engineering”.

TECH • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Australian Federal Court embraces AI in new practice note

Chief Justice Debra Mortimer has noted the benefits of generative artificial intelligence in the Federal Court’s new practice note.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

FOI docs reveal information commissioner’s concerns over Age Assurance Technology Trial

Electronic Frontiers Australia chair says: “These FOI documents validate EFA’s position and its strong concerns about misleading privacy claims made by the AATT.”

CULTURE • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

McGraw Hill confirms ShinyHunters breach, won’t confirm if any Aussie customers impacted

Hackers claim 45 million records have been compromised as education publisher says “data does not contain sensitive information”; Have I Been Pwned adds 13

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Update now: Active exploitation of Nginx UI vulnerability CVE-2026-33032 underway

Critical severity bug in popular open-source web interface has been targeted by hackers a fortnight after disclosure.