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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Why hackers target brokers and how to fight back, with Lendi cyber chief Simon Ellis

Hackers like targets that maximise gain for minimal effort. This often means businesses in the healthcare sector, education, and, of course, financial organisations. As a ...

CULTURE • Tue, 13 Jan 2026

Supply chain security in the AI era is no longer optional

For years, organisations told themselves that software supply chain risk was a manageable problem. Track your open-source dependencies, patch quickly, and trust your ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 13 Jan 2026

UK’s new cyber legislation leaves public service exempt from reporting

The UK government last week unveiled its new Government Cyber Action Plan, which aims to keep digital services secure as they play an increasingly significant role in ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 13 Jan 2026

Nissan allegedly hacked just days after claimed Chrysler breach

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has allegedly suffered a cyber attack, after hackers listed the company on their dark web leak site, claiming to have stolen almost a ...

SECURITY • Tue, 13 Jan 2026

Albanese calls Musk’s X, Grok ‘abhorrent’ for generation of sexual abuse material

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is the latest to have called out Elon Musk’s X and Grok after the AI chatbot was used to generate sexual abuse deepfakes of people, ...

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Jan 2026

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eSafety commissioner suggests action to be taken against Grok for sexualised deepfake and CSAM generation

The Australian eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has expressed major concern over reports that xAI’s Grok has been used to generate sexual abuse deepfakes of people, ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 09 Jan 2026

Exclusive: Victorian Catholic college suffers alleged cyber attack

Victorian Catholic college St Joseph’s College Echuca has allegedly been breached by a notorious threat actor.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Jan 2026

Exclusive: Qld doctor’s office allegedly hacked by brutal ransomware gang

Queensland-based medical clinic Laidley Family Doctors has allegedly suffered a cyber attack, after a prolific ransomware gang claimed to have breached its network.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Jan 2026

Rental car insurer Prosura confirms cyber incident as alleged threat actor contacts victims

Rental car insurance firm Prosura has disclosed that it suffered a cyber attack, leading to personal data being exposed.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Jan 2026