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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Discord confirms third-party customer service data breach

Popular chat and gaming platform Discord says limited customer data was compromised as part of a cyber extortion attempt. Scattered Lapsus$ Shiny Hunters claims credit.

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Microsoft pins latest GoAnywhere MFT exploitation campaign on Medusa ransomware group

A Medusa affiliate is responsible for an ongoing hacking campaign active since at least 11 September, as Fortra has yet to provide answers, an expert says.

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Oracle E-Business zero-day exploited since at least August 2025, experts warn

Clop ransomware group and Scattered Lapsu$ hackers tussle over leaked exploit, as security agencies warn of active exploitation of CVE-2025-61882.

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Oct 2025

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Western Sydney University warns of scam emails revoking degrees

Students horrified by fraudulent emails that appear to revoke qualifications, as a second student email warns of ongoing cyber security failures.

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Incident response playbooks: Transforming paper plans into real-world action

Many companies have incident response playbooks; for CISOs, however, the challenge is turning static documents into living strategies that deliver when the breach happens

SECURITY • Sun, 05 Oct 2025

US Air Force warns of SharePoint data breach

USAF has shut down IT services and confirmed personal and health data were impacted by the incident.

SECURITY • Fri, 03 Oct 2025

Another 5 vulnerabilities added to CISA’s KEV catalogue

Threat actors are actively exploiting flaws in Juniper ScreenOS, Samsung mobile devices, and more.

SECURITY • Fri, 03 Oct 2025

ThreatLocker joins Internet Watch Foundation to bolster online child protection

Cyber security firm ThreatLocker says the partnership will disrupt cyber crime and limit the spread of harmful content online.

SECURITY • Fri, 03 Oct 2025

Mandiant warns of ‘high-volume’ cyber extortion campaign linked to Clop hacking group

Google’s cyber security subsidiary has observed an established financial crime group engaging in a widespread email-based campaign.

SECURITY • Fri, 03 Oct 2025

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David Hollingworth

Discord confirms third-party customer service data breach

Microsoft pins latest GoAnywhere MFT exploitation campaign on Medusa ransomware group

Oracle E-Business zero-day exploited since at least August 2025, experts warn

Western Sydney University warns of scam emails revoking degrees

Incident response playbooks: Transforming paper plans into real-world action

US Air Force warns of SharePoint data breach

Another 5 vulnerabilities added to CISA’s KEV catalogue

ThreatLocker joins Internet Watch Foundation to bolster online child protection

Mandiant warns of ‘high-volume’ cyber extortion campaign linked to Clop hacking group

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