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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Akira ransomware made US$42m in ransoms before its first birthday

International cyber agencies have banded together to release a new advisory on an infamous cyber gang after it reeled in over US$42 million in ransomware payments in less ...

SECURITY • Tue, 23 Apr 2024

UnitedHealth CEO to discuss cyber attack before US House subcommittee

The chief executive of UnitedHealth is set to testify before a US House subcommittee regarding the Change Healthcare cyber attack that occurred earlier this year.

CULTURE • Tue, 23 Apr 2024

UnitedHealth says ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans affected in breach

A “substantial proportion” of Americans may have been impacted by the Change Healthcare breach, according to parent company UnitedHealth.

SECURITY • Tue, 23 Apr 2024

Victorian councils’ call service affected by OracleCMS breach

Several Victorian councils have revealed that their after-hours call services are down following the OracleCMS breach that occurred earlier this month.

SECURITY • Mon, 22 Apr 2024

UN agency ransomware attack claimed by 8Base

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on the IT systems of the United Nations (UN), which is now investigating the nature of the breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Hackers imitate LastPass staff to access passwords

LastPass has issued a warning to its customers regarding a phishing campaign in which cyber criminals disguise themselves as LastPass staff to access customer password ...

SECURITY • Fri, 19 Apr 2024

FBI director says Volt Typhoon positioning for US critical infrastructure attack

The FBI has warned that allegedly Chinese hackers are preparing to strike US critical infrastructure operators after injecting themselves into their systems.

SECURITY • Fri, 19 Apr 2024

New ‘Junk Gun’ ransomware model threatens RaaS ecosystem

Ransomware is one of the most prominent cyber threats, and for almost a decade, ransomware gangs have terrorised businesses by blackmailing them out of money with the ...

TECHNOLOGY • Thu, 18 Apr 2024

DJI suffers alleged data breach at the hands of R00TK1T

Threat actors have claimed an attack on major Chinese drone manufacturer DJI, claiming to have breached its systems and stolen customer data.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Apr 2024

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