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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Watch this? Academics and privacy commissioner raise further concerns over smart glasses

Kmart’s cheap Meta knock-off smart glasses may be popular, but they’re continuing to raise serious privacy concerns, with one academic calling on policymakers to act now

SECURITY • Fri, 07 Aug 2026

O for a muse of fire: Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic as its AI hacked a third party

A misconfiguration during independent testing led to Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 actively exploiting “a security vulnerability in a third-party service”, the company ...

SECURITY • Fri, 07 Aug 2026

CrowdStrike launches US$100k AI security challenge

CrowdStrike has partnered with AWS to launch an interactive global competition designed to teach security professionals how to defend against emerging AI agent threats, ...

SECURITY • Thu, 06 Aug 2026

Oh no, not again: AI Security Institute discloses ‘unsanctioned action’ during AI testing

UK’s AISI says Anthropic and OpenAI models engaged in “potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organisations”.

SECURITY • Thu, 06 Aug 2026

Who’s watching who? Coles and GetUp! stoush over Palantir ‘surveillance’ gets nasty

A Coles worker gets caught up in a conflict over a surveillance technology, as GetUp says Coles is threatening legal action in a “very threatening letter”.

TECH • Thu, 06 Aug 2026

Patch now! N-able warns of exploitation of N-central authentication bypass vulnerability

The company and researchers recommend “urgent” patching of the vulnerability impacting all versions of N-central.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Aug 2026

A glass darkly: Electronic Frontiers Australia calls for ban on best-selling Kmart smart glasses

Meta-style smart glasses have been a hit with Aussie shoppers, but the digital rights body is concerned their popularity could lead to privacy violations and harassment

TECH • Wed, 05 Aug 2026

Research: AI assistants can accelerate business email compromise to warp speed

A new proof of concept developed by Barracuda illustrates how attackers could use AI assistants to rapidly escalate a compromised employee account into CEO-level fraud.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Aug 2026

ThreatLocker raises US$190m to accelerate zero trust platform and global expansion

The cyber security firm will use the funding to expand its AI security capabilities and grow its international presence.

SECURITY • Wed, 05 Aug 2026

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Watch this? Academics and privacy commissioner raise further concerns over smart glasses

O for a muse of fire: Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic as its AI hacked a third party

CrowdStrike launches US$100k AI security challenge

Oh no, not again: AI Security Institute discloses ‘unsanctioned action’ during AI testing

Who’s watching who? Coles and GetUp! stoush over Palantir ‘surveillance’ gets nasty

Patch now! N-able warns of exploitation of N-central authentication bypass vulnerability

A glass darkly: Electronic Frontiers Australia calls for ban on best-selling Kmart smart glasses

Research: AI assistants can accelerate business email compromise to warp speed

ThreatLocker raises US$190m to accelerate zero trust platform and global expansion

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