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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Origin confirms data breach after former staffer allegedly exfiltrated details of over 700 individuals

Australian energy and internet provider Origin Energy has confirmed a data breach that compromised the details of 700 customers.

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Oct 2025

‘I am the one who talks’: Bryan Cranston wins fight against OpenAI over voice and video deepfake creation

Hollywood actor Bryan Cranston has won a fight against OpenAI over a wave of deepfake AI videos of himself and other actors following the release of Sora 2.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 22 Oct 2025

Yelp’s new AI receptionist is a boon for business, a burden on minimum-wage workers

San Francisco-based live-review service Yelp has launched an AI receptionist designed to assist restaurants by taking calls and bookings.

SECURITY • Wed, 22 Oct 2025

Cyber security firm Sekuro eyed for aquisition by Insight Enterprises

Nasdaq-listed Insight Enterprises is looking to acquire Australian cyber security start-up Sekuro.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 21 Oct 2025

Wikipedia says AI is hurting traffic

The parent company of iconic online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has said that Google’s AI services, like AI Overviews, are hurting website traffic.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Oct 2025

Exclusive: Tassie aged care NFP confirms Lynx ransomware breach

Threat actors have successfully launched a cyber attack on a Tasmanian aged care and disability not-for-profit, claiming to have stolen client and staff data.

SECURITY • Mon, 20 Oct 2025

Dodo parent company Vocus discloses cyber attack

The major Australian internet service provider (ISP) behind Dodo and iPrimus has disclosed a cyber security incident, impacting 1,600 Australian customers.

SECURITY • Mon, 20 Oct 2025

Italy’s FIEG files complaint against Google for ‘traffic killer’ AI Overviews

Google’s AI Overviews has come under fire from Italy’s publishing trade association for allegedly stealing traffic from publications.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 17 Oct 2025

Exclusive: Melbourne software firm VETtrak discloses cyber incident

Australian software firm VETtrack has revealed that it suffered a cyber incident impacting its network, after reporting outages.

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Oct 2025

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