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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BlackCat hackers mock Western Digital, post screenshots of breach response

Computer hardware manufacturer Western Digital has had salt added to a wound left by a recent cyber attack, with the threat group behind it publishing taunting ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 02 May 2023

Cyber attack on UK gun owners raises concerns of criminals chasing guns

A cyber attack that targeted UK gun owners has now raised concerns that organised crime groups may come after the victims for their weapons.

SECURITY • Mon, 01 May 2023

UNSW requests government protection for white hat hackers

The University of NSW is arguing that there is currently no protection for vulnerability researchers and white hat hackers, and this issue should be addressed in the ...

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 01 May 2023

Palo Alto’s Unit 42 incident response adopts AI to combat threats

Global cyber organisation Palo Alto Networks has announced that it will be expanding its digital forensics and incident response service Unit 42 to assist in tackling ...

SECURITY • Fri, 28 Apr 2023

China presents an ‘unparalleled’ cyber threat, says FBI

The FBI has come out saying that the cyber threat presented by China is an “unparalleled” national security challenge for the US government.

SECURITY • Fri, 28 Apr 2023

NDIS to fight fraud with almost $50m in federal funding

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is getting its anti-fraud measures bolstered after the federal government announced it would allocate almost $50 million ...

CULTURE • Thu, 27 Apr 2023

Prohibition of ransomware payments could have dire consequences, says AGL

Australia’s largest energy producer has called on the federal government to rethink a number of its cyber processes, including its potential move to outlaw ransomware ...

SECURITY • Thu, 27 Apr 2023

Australia could test its cyber strength in Ukraine

Ukraine could prove to be the perfect testing ground for Australian cyber capabilities, according to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia.

SECURITY • Thu, 27 Apr 2023

Yellow Pages confirms cyber attack from Black Basta criminal group

Yellow Pages Canada has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that has seen both customer and staff data leaked.

SECURITY • Wed, 26 Apr 2023