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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Hacked: New SmarterTools SmarterMail vulnerability exploited in the wild

The US cyber agency adds a new SmarterMail vulnerability to its known exploited list, alongside a React Native Community CLI RCE bug.

SECURITY • Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Substack discloses data breach: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry,’ says CEO

Blogging platform Substack warns users that their phone numbers and email addresses were compromised as a hacker claims a breach of almost 700,000 records.

SECURITY • Fri, 06 Feb 2026

I’m a cop, honest! AFP warns of scammers posing as AFP officers

Scammers are calling up Aussies and posing as Australian Federal Police officers – here’s what to watch out for.

SECURITY • Thu, 05 Feb 2026

Exclusive: Epworth HealthCare finds no evidence of data breach as hackers allege 920GB stolen in ransomware attack

The newly emerged 0APT hacking group lists a Victorian healthcare provider, while the victim says “no verified evidence” of any such incident.

SECURITY • Thu, 05 Feb 2026

Alert! CISA warns of 4 exploited vulnerabilities

A critical-severity SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog alongside flaws in Sangoma FreePBX and ...

SECURITY • Wed, 04 Feb 2026

Aussie activists call on app stores to remove Grok chatbot over nudify feature

Collective Shout takes Elon Musk’s xAI to task over the production of more than 3 million sexual images, including more than 20,000 images of children.

CULTURE • Wed, 04 Feb 2026

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Dragos, Microsoft collaborate to strengthen security for industrial and OT environments

OT cyber security specialist Dragos expands its collaboration with Microsoft, integrating more closely with Azure and Microsoft Sentinel.

SECURITY • Tue, 03 Feb 2026

Exclusive: Cl0p cyber extortion group targets Australian IT providers and clients

The threat actor behind multiple mass extortion campaigns claims to have compromised a pair of Aussie IT service providers and their clients, but data may not have been ...

SECURITY • Tue, 03 Feb 2026

It could happen here: What Australian organisations can learn from Russia’s 2025 attack on Poland’s electricity grid

Russia-linked hackers targeted Poland’s energy grid last year, an attack that Dragos’ Josh Hanrahan says should be a wake-up call for Australian energy entities.

SECURITY • Tue, 03 Feb 2026

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David Hollingworth

Hacked: New SmarterTools SmarterMail vulnerability exploited in the wild

Substack discloses data breach: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry,’ says CEO

I’m a cop, honest! AFP warns of scammers posing as AFP officers

Exclusive: Epworth HealthCare finds no evidence of data breach as hackers allege 920GB stolen in ransomware attack

Alert! CISA warns of 4 exploited vulnerabilities

Aussie activists call on app stores to remove Grok chatbot over nudify feature

Dragos, Microsoft collaborate to strengthen security for industrial and OT environments

Exclusive: Cl0p cyber extortion group targets Australian IT providers and clients

It could happen here: What Australian organisations can learn from Russia’s 2025 attack on Poland’s electricity grid

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