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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Musk and DOGE’s ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems could be a data breach

A US senator has questioned giving representatives of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “full access” to a payments system for the US Treasury

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 04 Feb 2025

NSW government department bans DeepSeek

DeepSeek AI has been blocked by an NSW government department, marking Australia’s first steps towards restricting or banning its use.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 04 Feb 2025

Taiwan bans DeepSeek for government use

In light of security and data collection risks, Taiwan has announced a ban on the use of Chinese AI DeepSeek in government departments.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 04 Feb 2025

CyberCX recommends DeepSeek’s use be restricted for government, critical infrastructure

Australian cyber security firm CyberCX has recommended that the government and organisations restrict access to DeepSeek.

SECURITY • Mon, 03 Feb 2025

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Exclusive: IntelBroker claims third data leak of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Only days after announcing retirement, infamous leaker and threat actor IntelBroker has announced a third breach of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

SECURITY • Mon, 03 Feb 2025

DeepSeek exposes 2 databases containing 1m records

The Chinese-made AI company disrupting the market, DeepSeek, has leaked a million chat records after leaving two databases publicly exposed.

SECURITY • Mon, 03 Feb 2025

Exclusive: ARDEX Australia cyber attack claimed by Medusa ransomware

The Medusa ransomware gang has claimed a cyber attack on an Australian tiling, flooring and waterproofing company.

SECURITY • Fri, 31 Jan 2025

DeepSeek allegedly used banned chips, says Scale AI CEO

DeepSeek has been accused of using chipsets banned for the Chinese market to train its latest AI models, despite claiming it used weaker chipsets.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 31 Jan 2025

Operation Talent: Several hacking forums seized by global law enforcement

Global law enforcement has seized a number of online hacking forums as part of a wider collaborative campaign.

SECURITY • Thu, 30 Jan 2025

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Daniel Croft

Musk and DOGE’s ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems could be a data breach

NSW government department bans DeepSeek

Taiwan bans DeepSeek for government use

CyberCX recommends DeepSeek’s use be restricted for government, critical infrastructure

Exclusive: IntelBroker claims third data leak of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

DeepSeek exposes 2 databases containing 1m records

Exclusive: ARDEX Australia cyber attack claimed by Medusa ransomware

DeepSeek allegedly used banned chips, says Scale AI CEO

Operation Talent: Several hacking forums seized by global law enforcement

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