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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ShinyHunters forms hacking supergroup with Scattered Spider, teases major leaks

Notorious hacking group ShinyHunters has confirmed that it is working with infamous hacking collective Scattered Spider, alongside Lapsus$, and has teased a massive ...

SECURITY • Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett slams Productivity Commission for AI copyright theft proposals

Former environment minister and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has spoken out against recommendations made by the Productivity Commission, suggesting that AI giants ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Australian man under house arrest ordered to send hourly selfies

An NSW man is facing strange bail conditions that require him to send a selfie to NSW Police every hour of the day.

CULTURE • Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Marks & Spencer restores click and collect 4 months after cyber attack

UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has finally restored its click and collect service after facing a major cyber attack that crippled its systems almost four ...

SECURITY • Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Google’s Salesforce instance hit in ShinyHunters cyber attack

Google has confirmed that threat actors successfully breached its corporate Salesforce database and that company data was stolen in the process.

SECURITY • Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Genea data breach under investigation by class action law firm

Major Australian IVF provider Genea is currently under investigation by leading class action law firm Phi Finney McDonald after it suffered a data breach earlier this ...

SECURITY • Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Major supplier of military and commercial aircraft allegedly hit by Play ransomware

Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on a major supplier for the US Navy, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and more, having allegedly stolen company data.

SECURITY • Mon, 11 Aug 2025

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WA university forces students to change passcodes following cyber attack

The University of Western Australia (UWA) has forced its students and staff to change their passwords after suffering a cyber attack affecting thousands.

SECURITY • Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Exclusive: Belmont Christian College investigating ransomware claims

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a NSW Christian school, claiming to have exfiltrated student and employee data.

SECURITY • Fri, 08 Aug 2025

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ShinyHunters forms hacking supergroup with Scattered Spider, teases major leaks

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett slams Productivity Commission for AI copyright theft proposals

Australian man under house arrest ordered to send hourly selfies

Marks & Spencer restores click and collect 4 months after cyber attack

Google’s Salesforce instance hit in ShinyHunters cyber attack

Genea data breach under investigation by class action law firm

Major supplier of military and commercial aircraft allegedly hit by Play ransomware

WA university forces students to change passcodes following cyber attack

Exclusive: Belmont Christian College investigating ransomware claims

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