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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Now it’s personal! German beer giant Oettinger left flat following ransomware claims

Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on German beer drinks titan Oettinger Brauerei (Oettinger), claiming to have exfiltrated business data.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 May 2025

Anonymous hacks Trump administration’s ICE deportation airline GlobalX

Infamous hacktivist organisation Anonymous has defaced the website of GlobalX, the US airline being used by the Trump administration for deporting what it calls illegal ...

SECURITY • Tue, 06 May 2025

Vodafone tests ‘direct-to-mobile’ satellite service in NSW

Vodafone owner TPG has sent its first “direct-to-mobile” text message in Australia using an LEO satellite.

TECH • Tue, 06 May 2025

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Aviation expert confirms DeepSeek usage to design, review Chinese fighter jets

People’s Republic of China aviation experts have confirmed the use of large language model AI, such as DeepSeek, in designing the country’s next generation of fighter jet ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 06 May 2025

Signal-like app used by Trump adviser suffers second alleged hack within 24 hours

A communications app used by the Trump administration’s national security adviser has suspended services after it was allegedly hacked for the second time in 24 hours

SECURITY • Tue, 06 May 2025

TikTok faces €530m fine from EU for data privacy violations

TikTok has been slapped with a €530 million fine by the European Union for breaches regarding how it deals with user data.

CULTURE • Mon, 05 May 2025

DragonForce claims Co-op cyber attack as retailer confirms customer data loss

Major UK retailer Co-op has confirmed that data belonging to a large number of current and former customers was exfiltrated by threat actors, while the DragonForce ...

SECURITY • Mon, 05 May 2025

iHeartMedia data breach exposes personal data

The largest owner of radio stations in the US has disclosed a cyber attack that led to personal data being exposed.

SECURITY • Fri, 02 May 2025

Cyber war on UK retailers continues with third victim

Major UK luxury department store Harrods has become the third British retailer to have suffered a cyber attack in the last two weeks, closely following Marks & ...