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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ACMA sues Optus for 2022 cyber attack

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has filed a lawsuit against Optus, alleging that it failed to protect its customers during its 2022 cyber attack

CULTURE • Thu, 23 May 2024

Major US fuel distributor allegedly breached by Black Basta

Infamous hacking group Black Basta has listed one of the largest fuel distributors in the US on its dark web leak site, claiming to have stolen over 700 gigabytes of data

SECURITY • Wed, 22 May 2024

LockBit claims attack on London Drugs, demands US$25m

Ransomware titan LockBit has claimed an attack on major Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs, leading to the company shutting down its stores last week.

SECURITY • Wed, 22 May 2024

ANZ outage leaves customers without access to funds

The big four bank says that it has since begun restoring systems.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 May 2024

Western Sydney University discloses data breach, 7,500 ‘impacted individuals’ notified

Western Sydney University (WSU) has revealed that its systems were breached by a threat actor, leading to student information being potentially exposed.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 May 2024

AEC says AI-generated misinformation likely to plague next federal election

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) expects AI-generated misinformation and deepfakes to be a challenge for the 2025 federal election, but it has revealed that it ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 21 May 2024

CyberArk announces Venafi acquisition in US$1.54m deal

Information security giant CyberArk has announced the acquisition of cyber security firm Venafi in a US$1.54 billion (A$2.3 billion) deal with Thoma Bravo.

TECH • Tue, 21 May 2024

New US healthcare breach affects almost 2.5m

Another healthcare organisation in the US has fallen victim to a major cyber attack, with almost 2.5 million people affected.

SECURITY • Mon, 20 May 2024

TikTok, US DOJ ask for divest-or-ban rulings to be fast-tracked

TikTok and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have requested that the review of the recently passed divest-or-pass bill have an accelerated schedule.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 20 May 2024