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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840k-patient per year hospital empire fights ransomware attack

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on major hospital empire Mediclinic, claiming to have exfiltrated data, which it threatens to publish if a ransom payment is not ...

SECURITY • Tue, 27 May 2025

Adidas discloses breach of third-party provider, customer data exfiltrated

What first appeared to be a data breach affecting two regional adidas locations has turned into a third-party incident affecting customers around the world.

SECURITY • Mon, 26 May 2025

German data watchdog fails to block Meta training AI with user data

Attempts to prevent Meta from using EU user data to train its AI have failed after the German data protection watchdog ordered Meta to halt the activity.

SECURITY • Mon, 26 May 2025

‘Betrayed’: Elton John condemns UK’s plan to weaken copyright law for AI training

British musician and icon Sir Elton John has slammed the UK government for announcing plans to potentially allow tech and AI companies to train their models on UK music ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 26 May 2025

Australia yet to suffer ‘Hollywood’-level cyber incident, says cyber security coordinator

The Australian cyber security coordinator has issued warnings, saying that Australia, while having felt the impact of major cyber attacks, is yet to suffer from a ...

SECURITY • Fri, 23 May 2025

M&S services could be down until July

Marks & Spencer (M&S), the UK retail giant that suffered a cyber attack late last month, may have an even slower recovery than expected, with the company now ...

SECURITY • Fri, 23 May 2025

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Advanced Navigation unveils GPS-proof innovation

Sydney-based Advanced Navigation has unveiled a new navigation device it says can operate when GPS is shut down for long periods.

TECH • Thu, 22 May 2025

Lumma infostealer disrupted in joint Microsoft, industry and global law enforcement takedown

The Lumma infostealer operation has been taken down in a collaborative effort between global law enforcement agencies and industry titans.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 May 2025

M&S says cyber incident resulted from third-party attack, faces $625m loss

Hacked UK retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has revealed that the cyber incident it suffered was the result of a phishing attack on one of its third-party ...