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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$800k loss: Romance mortgage scam leaves man with empty wallet, broken heart

An Australian man lost $800,000 to someone he thought he was in a relationship with, sending money and even taking out a mortgage to buy them a house.

SECURITY • Fri, 13 Feb 2026

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Government agencies simply aren’t reporting cyber incidents to the ASD

A new government report has revealed that a majority of government entities are not reporting their cyber security incidents to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), ...

SECURITY • Fri, 13 Feb 2026

Swipe left on scammers: How to spot a romance scam this Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day approaching fast, scammers are set to target those looking for love with romance scams.

SECURITY • Thu, 12 Feb 2026

98% of financial firms now use AI, leading to increased security investment

Almost all financial institutions have adopted AI in some form, signalling a serious change from AI being an optional tool to a sentiment of mainstream requirement, and ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 12 Feb 2026

Telstra, Accenture AI and data joint venture to cull 209 jobs

Telstra and Accenture’s joint data and AI venture is looking to axe 209 positions, with the intention of hiring a smaller number of offshore staff to replace only some of ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 11 Feb 2026

FIIG Securities faces $2.5m fine following 2023 cyber attack

Australia-based financial firm FIIG Securities has been fined $2.5 million after a cyber attack resulted in the sensitive data of its clients being exposed on the dark ...

SECURITY • Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Anthropic's latest products cause stock market slump as traditional SaaS offerings questioned

AI firm Anthropic’s launch of an update to its Claude AI has led to a stock market drop, leaving AI investors worried.

CULTURE • Tue, 10 Feb 2026

TikTok faces potential EU fine over platform’s addictive properties

The European Commission may issue TikTok a fine due to the addictive nature and features of the platform.

CULTURE • Mon, 09 Feb 2026

Flickr says it may have suffered a third-party data breach

Image-sharing service Flickr has revealed that user data may have been exposed as a result of a vulnerability affecting a third-party platform.

SECURITY • Mon, 09 Feb 2026

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