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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Medibank hackers give up, declare ‘case closed’ with final data dump

It seems the Medibank hackers have given up after a large file containing what is assumed to be the entire collection of customer records was posted on the dark web.

SECURITY • Wed, 30 Nov 2022

ATO issues warning to businesses over data security ethics

The ATO has called on big businesses to remember the ethical importance of data security, following heavy questioning at the royal commission over Robodebt.

SECURITY • Wed, 30 Nov 2022

APRA requests paycut for Medibank executives

Financial services watchdog Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is calling for the paycheque of Medibank executives to be docked in light of the recent data ...

SECURITY • Tue, 29 Nov 2022

China spams Twitter with porn to hide news of COVID-19 protests

Twitter has become overwhelmed with pornography at the hands of what is assumed to be the Chinese government.

SECURITY • Tue, 29 Nov 2022

KPMG releases Cyber trust insights 2022 report

KPMG has unveiled its Cyber trust insights 2022 report, outlining the way in which businesses can build trust with its audience through privacy and cyber security.

SECURITY • Tue, 29 Nov 2022

Government passes bill increasing data breach penalties to $50m

The government has passed a bill increasing the penalty for businesses that suffer repeated or major data breaches.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 28 Nov 2022

Hacker lists WhatsApp data of almost 500m users for sale

A malicious actor has come out claiming to be selling the data of almost 500 million WhatsApp users.

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Nov 2022

Twitter allegedly obscured a major data breach, as 5.4m records posted for free

Twitter has been accused of covering up a major data breach that affected millions of users.

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Nov 2022

Hacked MyGov, ATO details found being sold online

Cyber attacks continue to blight the nation, with new findings revealing that MyGov, NDIS and Australian Tax Office details have been secured by hackers and sold online

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Nov 2022

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Daniel Croft

Medibank hackers give up, declare ‘case closed’ with final data dump

ATO issues warning to businesses over data security ethics

APRA requests paycut for Medibank executives

China spams Twitter with porn to hide news of COVID-19 protests

KPMG releases Cyber trust insights 2022 report

Government passes bill increasing data breach penalties to $50m

Hacker lists WhatsApp data of almost 500m users for sale

Twitter allegedly obscured a major data breach, as 5.4m records posted for free

Hacked MyGov, ATO details found being sold online

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