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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Meta rejects EU’s AI Code of Practice, refuses to sign

Social media and AI giant Meta has refused to sign the code of practice the EU has outlined in its AI Act, which would require it to meet certain standards of regulation

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

Data of all 6.5m Co-op members stolen in cyber attack

Major UK retailer Co-op has revealed that the cyber attack it suffered earlier this year resulted in the data of all of its members being exfiltrated by hackers.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

Hertz AI damage scanning continues to push customers away

The AI damage-detection system rolled out by Hertz continues to frustrate customers as more come forward after being charged for almost invisible damage.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 16 Jul 2025

Meta patches AI chatbot bug capable of leaking user AI prompts and responses

A bug in Meta’s AI chatbot that allowed users to access the prompts and responses of other Meta AI users has been patched.

SECURITY • Wed, 16 Jul 2025

The spare change: Another UnitedHealth subsidiary has suffered a data breach

Well over a year after the Change Healthcare data breach, a second subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group has suffered a data breach, exposing the data of over several ...

SECURITY • Wed, 16 Jul 2025

Not lovin’ it: McDonald’s hiring back end exposes 64m chatbot job discussions

Researchers were able to access the hiring chatbot’s back end after finding it was protected by a default password: “123456”.

SECURITY • Tue, 15 Jul 2025

Trump administration announces $1bn offensive hacking operation spend

The Trump administration plans to spend US$1 billion (roughly AU$1.53 billion) on offensive cyber operations.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 15 Jul 2025

Hacked Elmo X account demands Trump release Epstein files, spews anti-Semitic hate

Hackers have targeted the X account of the famous children’s character Elmo to demand that Trump release the Epstein files, and they have published racist and ...

SECURITY • Tue, 15 Jul 2025

Louis Vuitton confirms cyber attack resulting in customer data theft

Luxury retailer and designer brand Louis Vuitton has revealed that a cyber attack on its network led to unauthorised system access and the theft of UK customer data.

SECURITY • Mon, 14 Jul 2025

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