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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Bad morning: Beware of overnight scams this tax season

Australia’s peak accounting body has warned that scammers will kick up their activity in the lead-up to 30 June, using early morning emails to take advantage of the ...

SECURITY • Tue, 10 Jun 2025

Google warns of voice phishing campaign targeting Salesforce instances

Financially motivated hackers linked to ShinyHunters have been observed using social engineering techniques to gain access to victim networks via a popular customer ...

SECURITY • Mon, 09 Jun 2025

Shield AI announces successful ViDAR pod trials with Australian Army

Shield AI Australia has announced the successful completion of Visual Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) trials with the Australian Army.

TECH • Mon, 09 Jun 2025

Op-Ed: Navigating the cross-border impact of GenAI – an Australian legal perspective

Australian law firms are facing a pivotal moment as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reshapes legal practice globally, writes Bamdad Shams.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 09 Jun 2025

Exclusive: BlackLock ransomware gang claims hack of Aussie accounting firm

Queensland-based accountants Ryan Harvie McEnery has been listed on a darknet leak site, with allegedly stolen data to be published within days.

SECURITY • Fri, 06 Jun 2025

No fun: Authorities reveal more info outlining the Play ransomware gang’s operations

American and Australian cyber authorities update advisory outlining prominent ransomware operations’ tactics, techniques, and procedures.

SECURITY • Fri, 06 Jun 2025

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ANU looking into possible hack of vice-chancellor’s LinkedIn profile

Genevieve Bell’s LinkedIn account has been observed liking “highly offensive” posts and criticising the university’s chancellor, Julie Bishop.

SECURITY • Thu, 05 Jun 2025

Hacked: Anatomy of a Scattered Spider ransomware attack

The hackers behind a recent hacking spree targeting major UK retailers are clever, sophisticated, and, above all, confident. Here’s how they work.

SECURITY • Thu, 05 Jun 2025

RISE Racing confirms Sarcoma ransomware attack

An Australian harness racing digital provider has fallen victim to hackers as bank account details were published to the darknet.

SECURITY • Thu, 05 Jun 2025