Daniel Croft

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Born in the heart of Western Sydney, Daniel Croft is a passionate journalist with an understanding for and experience writing in the technology space. Having studied at Macquarie University, he joined Momentum Media in 2022, writing across a number of publications including Australian Aviation, Cyber Security Connect and Defence Connect. Outside of writing, Daniel has a keen interest in music, and spends his time playing in bands around Sydney.

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EU Parliament prohibits AI features on lawmaker devices to mitigate cyber risk

The EU Parliament has ruled that AI features are to be blocked on the devices of lawmakers, citing security concerns about confidential correspondence.

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Feb 2026

Exclusive: youX breach could lead to further impacts, says Rapid7

Following news of the cyber incident at Aussie fintech platform youX, one cyber expert has suggested that the biggest danger of cyber attacks like this is the follow-on ...

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Feb 2026

India-based firm accessed sensitive Australian Federal Court files

An Indian tech firm has reportedly accessed sensitive Federal Court files in what the Greens party is calling a “national security risk”.

SECURITY • Wed, 18 Feb 2026

Coalition reveals new shadow cyber, comms and digital ministers

The Coalition’s shadow ministry has been changed under the leadership of new Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, with several new technology-based ministers being appointed

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 18 Feb 2026

Exclusive: Aussie hospitality group confirms cyber incident, claimed by Kairos ransomware

An Australian hospitality company has confirmed that it suffered a cyber incident, following claims by a notorious hacking group that they launched an attack on the ...

SECURITY • Tue, 17 Feb 2026

KPMG partner uses AI to cheat on AI test, faces fine

A partner for big four accounting firm KPMG is facing a $10,000 fine after being found to have used AI to cheat on an internal AI exam.

SECURITY • Mon, 16 Feb 2026

AI growth drives Woolworths to have separate executives for InfoSec, physical security

Woolworths is moving away from a centralised security executive following the departure of its chief security officer, and will have separate executives for physical and ...

CULTURE • Mon, 16 Feb 2026

$800k loss: Romance mortgage scam leaves man with empty wallet, broken heart

An Australian man lost $800,000 to someone he thought he was in a relationship with, sending money and even taking out a mortgage to buy them a house.

SECURITY • Fri, 13 Feb 2026

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Government agencies simply aren’t reporting cyber incidents to the ASD

A new government report has revealed that a majority of government entities are not reporting their cyber security incidents to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), ...