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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Central Coast Council cyber attack could affect people nationwide

Central Coast Council has disclosed a cyber attack on its systems that has affected its online payment services and could compromise cardholders all around the country.

SECURITY • Thu, 01 Feb 2024

Personal data exposed in Football Australia data leak after database left accesible

In what seems to be becoming a common and simple security flaw, the nation’s governing football body, Football Australia, has suffered a data breach after leaving keys to ...

SECURITY • Thu, 01 Feb 2024

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