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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Exclusive: Hacker uses Productivity Commission breach to bully journos

The Australian Productivity Commission has confirmed an incident in which emails were sent out from its noreply email address that appeared to have been sent by a threat ...

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Jun 2026

Exclusive: Mackay Sugar cyber attack claimed by The Gentlemen ransomware

The cyber attack on major Australian sugar manufacturer Mackay Sugar has now been claimed by an infamous ransomware gang, which has set a timer for the release of data it ...

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Jun 2026

Exclusive: Keylend warns of phishing incident following single account breach

Australian mortgage broker Keylend has disclosed a data breach incident in which unauthorised access led to phishing emails being sent to third parties.

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Jun 2026

Bunnings customers will soon be able to shop through Google AI Mode

Australian hardware retailer Bunnings Warehouse is set to become one of the first retailers in the country to sell through Google AI Mode.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

4 major Iranian banks suffer cyber attack, no customer data impacted

Four major Iranian banks have been impacted by a cyber attack, according to the nation’s banking coordination council.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Westpac’s AI use will see the bank shift to a ‘digital-first service’

Big four Aussie bank Westpac has announced that it will be implementing AI into its core workflows.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 12 Jun 2026

Lloyds Bank to fight cyber crime with agentic AI

Major British bank Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it will be launching new agentic AI features to combat cyber crime and scams.

SECURITY • Fri, 12 Jun 2026

Services Australia privacy incident saw pensioner concession cards sent to the wrong recipients

Services Australia has disclosed a privacy incident it detected last month, which led to the halting of the printing of pensioner concession cards.

SECURITY • Thu, 11 Jun 2026

2 Mackay sugar mills shut down following cyber incident

A cyber incident has led to operations at two sugar mills in the Mackay region of North Queensland being halted.

SECURITY • Thu, 11 Jun 2026