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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Iran state hackers impersonate Boeing and DJI, post fake job offers

A state-sponsored Iranian hacking gang has been observed impersonating defence contractors Boeing and DJI, posting fake job ads in a wider phishing campaign targeting ...

SECURITY • Thu, 29 Feb 2024

Mass sale of data to China and Russia banned in US executive order

The mass sale of data to countries the US deems a concern will be banned thanks to a new executive order introduced by the US federal government.

CULTURE • Thu, 29 Feb 2024

ALPHV calls out Change Healthcare, claims ‘millions’ of records stolen

The ALPHV ransomware group has officially claimed responsibility for the attack on Change Healthcare that crippled the organisation’s systems.

SECURITY • Thu, 29 Feb 2024

Cencora Pharmaceutical suffers data theft from cyber attack

A cyber attack on a major US pharmaceutical company has resulted in data being stolen by a currently unknown threat actor.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Feb 2024

ALPHV emerges from the ashes to cripple a major US healthcare organisation

The US healthcare sector is under strain following a major cyber attack courtesy of the recently revived ALPHV ransomware gang.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Feb 2024

Anonymous Sudan launches InfraShutdown DDoS-as-a-service

The world’s most prolific distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) actor, Anonymous Sudan, has announced a DDoS-as-a-service product called InfraShutdown.

CULTURE • Tue, 27 Feb 2024

AI is a long way off from replacing teachers, according to CDU study

Among concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) taking jobs, the world’s teachers can breathe a sigh of relief after research has shown that AI is not yet ready ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 27 Feb 2024

ThyssenKrupp halts operations after automotive division hit by cyber attack

One of the largest steel manufacturers in the world has shut down some of its IT systems after a cyber attack breached part of the organisation.

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Ransom wars: Return of the LockBit

The world’s most prolific ransomware group, LockBit, is back after being taken down by the world’s leading law enforcement authorities in a joint sting called Operation ...

SECURITY • Mon, 26 Feb 2024

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