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: KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform

Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on Australian private educational support firm Thanks For the Help (TFTH).

SECURITY • Tue, 10 Dec 2024

Exclusive: Amazon confirms no incident after threat actor claims 53k accounts leaked

Amazon has confirmed that despite threat actor claims that data was scraped and account details were stolen, there was no cyber incident on its systems.

SECURITY • Tue, 10 Dec 2024

Australia has sentenced over 30 cyber criminals over last 6 years

Australia’s crackdown on cyber criminals has borne fruit, with 32 people having been prosecuted and sentenced for cyber crimes over the last six years.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 10 Dec 2024

US pushes to remove Chinese telco equipment from its networks

A US annual defence bill that would see equipment made by Chinese telcos removed from American wireless networks is set to be voted on in the US House of Representatives

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 09 Dec 2024

New ransomware gang claims Blue Yonder cyber attack

Threat actors have finally claimed responsibility for the Blue Yonder cyber attack that occurred last month.

SECURITY • Mon, 09 Dec 2024

ACCC concerned as AI fails to disrupt Google’s search market dominance

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for a revisit of Google’s dominant search engine market share, as generative AI tools fail to disrupt ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 06 Dec 2024

BT Group confirms cyber incident following Black Basta ransomware claims

BT Group, formerly known as British Telecom, has confirmed the claims of the Black Basta ransomware gang, which allegedly breached its network.

SECURITY • Fri, 06 Dec 2024

Home Affairs invites public to shape cyber security policy

The Australian public has a chance to shape the nation’s cyber security policy, with the Department of Home Affairs requesting submissions from the public.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 05 Dec 2024

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UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in seemingly planned attack

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the US’ largest health insurance firm that suffered a major ransomware incident, has been fatally shot by a masked gunman.

SECURITY • Thu, 05 Dec 2024

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