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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Almost 800k Volkswagen EV owners data exposed

German car manufacturing giant Volkswagen has unintentionally exposed the data of 800,000 owners of its electric vehicles.

SECURITY • Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Dragos outlines how the ransomware landscape has evolved in Q3 2024

The ransomware landscape has changed dramatically over 2024. We have seen the appearance of a number of new groups, the breakdown of some of the titans of ransomware and ...

SECURITY • Mon, 30 Dec 2024

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ACSC outlines the benefits of reporting an incident to the ASD

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has published a post outlining how the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) will aid businesses that report cyber crimes.

GOVERNMENT • Sun, 29 Dec 2024

4 signs you’re being socially engineered by scammers

When people think of hackers or scammers, the picture that comes to mind is a man wearing a black hoodie in a dark room, frantically typing green code on a black screen ...

CULTURE • Thu, 26 Dec 2024

Exclusive: UN delegate data allegedly exposed in claimed cyber attack

The data of almost 25,000 United Nations delegates has been allegedly published online after a notorious threat actor uploaded three databases.

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Dec 2024

LockBit teases return with 4.0 encryptor announcement

Ransomware giant LockBit has announced its 4.0 encryptor, teasing a return in early 2025.

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Dec 2024

Lack of cyber resilience puts Australian schools at risk

Australian and international schools are not prepared for cyber threats, putting students at risk, according to a new study.

CULTURE • Sun, 22 Dec 2024

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No returns: LockBit celebrates FBI director’s birthday with downloadable archive

After a rather long hiatus, LockBit is fighting back against the FBI, having written a personal birthday message to the bureau’s director, Christopher Asher Wray, saying ...

SECURITY • Tue, 17 Dec 2024

Australia reaches $50m settlement with Meta following Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Australian Information Commissioner has reached a landmark settlement with Meta today (17 December) after as many as 300,000 users had their data potentially ...