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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Russia preparing to launch cyber assault on the UK and NATO, according to minister

UK officials believe that Russia is preparing to launch a cyber war on the UK in an effort to weaken its support for Ukraine.

SECURITY • Mon, 25 Nov 2024

Alleged Telstra employee data listed for sale by threat actor

The threat actor claims to have the data of over 44,000 employees.

SECURITY • Mon, 25 Nov 2024

Sextortion attacks becoming more common globally, increasingly personalised

Sextortion attacks are becoming increasingly common and are growing in sophistication, according to new research by network cyber security firm Barracuda Networks.

SECURITY • Fri, 22 Nov 2024

Tesla data breach falsely claimed by IntelBroker, third-party EV charging firm actually breached

Threat actors have claimed to have uploaded data pertaining to Tesla electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

SECURITY • Fri, 22 Nov 2024

Exclusive: RansomHub hits third-party ASIC compliance firm in alleged cyber attack

Notorious ransomware gang RansomHub has claimed an attack on a third-party firm that assists buisnesses with ASIC compliance.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Defence automates removal of ex-staff network access following inquiry

The Australian Department of Defence has automated the process of removing network and system access for leaving staff and non-compliant accounts.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Exclusive: Ford says systems not breached, data exfiltrated from third party

Investigations by Ford Motor Company have confirmed with Cyber Daily that its systems were not breached and that no customer data was exfiltrated.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Australia’s Cyber Security Bill should be urgently passed, says parliamentary committee

Australia’s Cyber Security Bill is being pushed for “urgent” parliamentary approval, provided some small changes are made.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Facebook users caught up in major data incident eligible for compensation, rules German court

A German court has ruled that those whose data was accessed and exfiltrated by cyber criminals in a 2018–2019 data breach are entitled to compensation.