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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Research firm awards CrowdStrike top spot for cloud workload security

Cyber security technology giant CrowdStrike has been named a leader in cloud workload security in The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Workload Security, Q1 2024.

TECH • Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Ukraine warns military personnel of Russian APT28 phishing campaign

A new phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian military personnel has been launched by a Russian state-sponsored hacking group.

SECURITY • Wed, 31 Jan 2024

US launches operation against Volt Typhoon-centred Chinese hacking campaign

A major Chinese hacking campaign has attracted the attention of the US, which has launched a takedown operation to combat it.

SECURITY • Wed, 31 Jan 2024

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Adobe says Nine’s AI sexualisation of Victorian MP’s image required human input

Following Channel Nine’s finger-pointing at Photoshop for its televised AI sexualisation of a Victorian MP, the editing software’s owner, Adobe, has responded by saying ...

CULTURE • Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Nine slammed for AI-sexualised image of female MP

Channel Nine has responded to criticism after it was called out for using an AI-altered image of Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell that changed her ...

CULTURE • Tue, 30 Jan 2024

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Schneider Electric hit by Cactus Ransomware cyber attack

Global energy company Schneider Electric has disclosed a ransomware attack that affected its sustainability division, affecting a number of systems.

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jan 2024

Ukrainian critical infrastructure operators hit by wave of cyber attacks

Cyber warfare continues to play a major role in the Russia-Ukraine war, with Russia believed to be behind a number of attacks on critical infrastructure organisations in ...

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Jan 2024

Akira claims attack on Lush cosmetics

The attack on major British cosmetics retailer Lush that was made public earlier this month has been claimed by the infamous Akira ransomware group.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Jan 2024

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Tel Aviv movie screens hacked to show a 7 October Israel footage, threat messages

Turkish hackers have gained control of theatre screens in Tel Aviv to display threat messages alongside footage of the 7 October Hamas attacks in Israel that sparked the ...