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: RipperSec targets Australian rare car part website

Another Australian organisation has allegedly suffered a cyber incident at the hands of the RipperSec hacking group, which targeted the website of a car part website.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Jan 2025

Australia announces counter foreign interference initiative

The Australian government has announced a new counter foreign interference initiative to better secure the nation against foreign cyber threats.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Jan 2025

Exclusive: Sydney medical practice cyber incident claimed by INC Ransom

Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack against an Australian medical imaging firm, claiming to have exfiltrated sensitive data.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jan 2025

Exclusive: RipperSec claims cyber attack on UNSW physics website

The RipperSec hacking group has announced a cyber attack on a University of NSW website, continuing its ongoing campaign against Australia and a number of other nations

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jan 2025

US Treasury cyber attack attributed to Silk Typhoon APT

Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) Silk Typhoon has been linked to the cyber attack on the US Treasury that occurred last month.

SECURITY • Fri, 10 Jan 2025

EU fines EU for breaching EU data protection law

The European Union is fining itself for breaches of its data regulation legislation after it transferred personal data to the US.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 09 Jan 2025

Only 41% of tech organisations have adopted measures to encourage the hiring of women

Less than half of all tech organisations have programs to promote the hiring of female employees, despite the majority of IT professionals agreeing that the sector has a ...

CULTURE • Thu, 09 Jan 2025

Russian ISP says Ukrainian hackers ‘destroyed’ its network in a cyber attack

A Russian internet service provider (ISP) has confirmed that Ukrainian hackers breached its network and erased data from its systems.

SECURITY • Wed, 08 Jan 2025

Green Bay hackers: Packers’ online store taken for a ‘touchdown’ in credit card cyber theft

Wisconsin-based NFL team, the Green Bay Packers, is currently informing its fans of a cyber attack that may have resulted in the exfiltration of personal data.