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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Security experts confirm 16bn ‘data breach’ contained old data

Despite widespread media reports of the contrary, security researchers have confirmed that the 16 billion-strong so-called “data breach” said to contain new data is a ...

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Jun 2025

MEAA, News Corp staff concerned with company’s new AI news generator

The Australian media empire owned by billionaire oligarch Rupert Murdoch is eyeing up a “NewsGPT” program, which it claims is not to replace jobs but to aid staff.

SECURITY • Fri, 20 Jun 2025

Not a breach: 16bn-strong ‘data leak’ is a gargantuan combolist

Contrary to media reports, the 16 billion credentials discovered are not from a fresh cyber attack, but have more likely been collated from previous incidents.

SECURITY • Fri, 20 Jun 2025

Major Iranian crypto exchange hacked by Predatory Sparrow

Israel-linked anti-Iranian threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a major Iranian cryptocurrency exchange, claiming that it has destroyed data.

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Jun 2025

Iran’s internet connectivity collapses nationwide

Iran is facing severe internet connectivity outages in the midst of its conflict with Israel, resulting in a large majority of the country being unable to connect online

SECURITY • Thu, 19 Jun 2025

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Pope Leo XIV makes the threat of AI a papacy priority

The Pope has set his sights on the technology industry, vowing to prioritise dealing with the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) on humanity.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 19 Jun 2025

Trump suggests extending TikTok ban deadline for the third time

US President Donald Trump has hinted at a possible extension of TikTok’s deadline to dispossess US user assets.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 18 Jun 2025

Major truck manufacturer Scania confirms insurance site cyber attack

Swedish heavy vehicle manufacturer Scania has confirmed that threat actors successfully breached its insurance and financial services division.

SECURITY • Wed, 18 Jun 2025

Pro-Israel hackers claim cyber attack on Iranian bank

Pro-Israel hackers have claimed a cyber attack on an Iranian bank, which has experienced outages and issues over the last few days.