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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eSafety Commissioner warns schools and carers of rising impact of deepfakes among students

Reports of image-based abuse of school-aged children doubled in the last 18 months, as eSafety launches a new toolkit for schools on how to handle deepfake incidents.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 27 Jun 2025

Exclusive: INC Ransom takes responsibility for devastating attack on Tonga’s Ministry of Health

Nearly two weeks after hackers crippled the Pacific nation’s National Health Information System, an infamous ransomware group has published sample data on darknet.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Jun 2025

Cops nationwide target criminals abusing cryptocurrency ATMs

Federal and state police and regulatory bodies engage in a crackdown on criminal use of crypto ATMs, with victims and offenders alike contacted.

SECURITY • Fri, 27 Jun 2025

Australian government lists Terrorgram white nationalist group as a terrorist organisation

“Online radicalisation is a growing threat,” the Home Affairs Minister has said of the Telegram-based extremist network.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 27 Jun 2025

Aussie law firm impersonated in fake US-based job recruitment scam

National law firm Gadens has been impersonated in fraudulent recruitment practices in the US, with scam ads posing as the firm to dupe individuals.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Jun 2025

Oh no, not again: Citrix warns of new NetScaler flaw, exploitation already underway

A newly disclosed critical memory overflow vulnerability could lead to denial-of-service attacks.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Jun 2025

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Amazon launches second batch of satellites to rival Starlink

Amazon has launched a second batch of 27 satellites that will power its rival service to Starlink.

TECH • Thu, 26 Jun 2025

Downfall: BreachForums admins arrested as IntelBroker’s identity revealed

French police make arrests throughout France as US authorities charge British national Kai West, aka IntelBroker.

SECURITY • Thu, 26 Jun 2025

Ctrl+Panic: Rapid7 warns of serious vulnerabilities in hundreds of Brother printer models

Fujifilm, Ricoh, and Toshiba models were all impacted as well, with the worst flaw allowing a malicious actor to extract admin passwords.

SECURITY • Wed, 25 Jun 2025