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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Notorious LockBit affiliate sentenced to 4 years in prison, to fork out $860k

A key affiliate of the infamous LockBit ransomware gang has been sentenced to four years in prison by Canadian courts and ordered to pay almost $1 million in restitution

CULTURE • Wed, 13 Mar 2024

Acer employee data stolen in third-party cyber attack

Threat actors have leaked the data of Acer employees online after exfiltrating it during an attack on a third-party provider, the company confirms.

SECURITY • Wed, 13 Mar 2024

11k cyber incidents linked to Medibank cyber attack discovered by Australian police

Australian police have detected over 11,000 instances of cyber crime relating to the Medibank breach back in 2022, according to new reports.

SECURITY • Wed, 13 Mar 2024

O’Neil partners with ESET to launch Women in Cyber Security Scholarship competition

Australia’s cyber security minister has partnered with Australian software company ESET to launch the 2024 Women in Cyber Security Scholarship competition.

CULTURE • Wed, 13 Mar 2024

EU Commission called out for violating data protection laws via Microsoft 365

The European Commission (EC) has been called out for reportedly breaching data protection regulations through its use of Microsoft 365 and the way data is handled outside ...

CULTURE • Wed, 13 Mar 2024

NSW public sector using or developing over 275 ADM and AI tools

Over 275 automated decision-making (ADM) tools, including AI, have been uncovered being used by NSW government entities.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 12 Mar 2024

Over 15k Roku user accounts hijacked in credential stuffing attack

TV streaming service Roku has revealed that hackers have breached its systems and hijacked the accounts of over 15,000 users.

SECURITY • Tue, 12 Mar 2024

Tesserent to provide 100 female year 10 students with cyber security training

Australian cyber security firm Tesserent has announced a partnership with Melbourne-based Toorak College to provide female year 10 students with free cyber security ...

CULTURE • Tue, 12 Mar 2024

Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored actors accessed critical software systems

Microsoft has announced that Russian state-sponsored hackers successfully gained access to some of its critical software systems following an earlier hack of several ...

SECURITY • Mon, 11 Mar 2024

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Notorious LockBit affiliate sentenced to 4 years in prison, to fork out $860k

Acer employee data stolen in third-party cyber attack

11k cyber incidents linked to Medibank cyber attack discovered by Australian police

O’Neil partners with ESET to launch Women in Cyber Security Scholarship competition

EU Commission called out for violating data protection laws via Microsoft 365

NSW public sector using or developing over 275 ADM and AI tools

Over 15k Roku user accounts hijacked in credential stuffing attack

Tesserent to provide 100 female year 10 students with cyber security training

Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored actors accessed critical software systems

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