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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New and improved ‘Breach Nation’ emerges from BreachForums ashes

A major BreachForums user has announced a revamped platform sporting a new moniker less than a week after the forum was taken down by global law enforcement.

CULTURE • Mon, 20 May 2024

National cyber security coordinator provides update on MediSecure cyber investigation

Australian national cyber security coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness has revealed the government’s initial findings after investigating the MediSecure ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 17 May 2024

Dell breach under investigation by Irish watchdog

Ireland’s privacy watchdog has commenced an investigation into the major Dell data breach that occurred earlier this month.

SECURITY • Fri, 17 May 2024

Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users

Andrew Tate’s The Real World platform has accidentally leaked a trove of sensitive user data after it left one of its online databases exposed.

SECURITY • Fri, 17 May 2024

53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack

Nissan North America has announced that a data breach it suffered last year resulted in the data of over 53,000 staff being exposed.

SECURITY • Thu, 16 May 2024

BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested

Global law enforcement agencies led by the FBI have taken control of the infamous BreachForums overnight.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 16 May 2024

Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings

Optus has denied claims it attempted to “cloak” details of its 2022 cyber attack from the courts after it pushed to keep a report on the incident outside of court ...

CULTURE • Wed, 15 May 2024

Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue

The hackers reportedly stole credentials from the GitHub repository and used them to access the firm’s OneVue.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 May 2024

INC Ransom source code allegedly for sale as gang looks to transform

The source code for a major ransomware group is allegedly for sale after a threat actor began advertising it online.

CULTURE • Wed, 15 May 2024