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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Rental platform under fire for collecting excessive personal data

A rental platform has been found to have over-collected renter data through coercive design tactics that exploited power imbalances in the housing market, according to ...

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Exclusive: SA genealogical research firm confirms cyber incident following SafePay ransom claims

Threat actors have claimed to have hacked a South Australia-based genealogy non-profit, allegedly having stolen and published data.

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Treasury staffer charged for NSW government data breach

The NSW government declared a significant data breach over the weekend, which it says involved alleged data transfer by a staff member. An arrest has since been made.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Apr 2026

AI is helping young investors get into the property market

Younger Australians are reshaping property investing, blending rising investment ambition with AI-driven financial insights as they rethink how to build wealth through ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Australia’s financial regulators are keeping a close eye on Mythos

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced that it is closely watching Anthropic’s new advanced vulnerability-finding model, Mythos.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Your next car may be designed by AI

Major US car manufacturer General Motors has revealed that it is already using AI in its car design process.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Barclays warns that Mythos could prove a problem for larger banks with legacy systems

Major British multinational bank Barclays has issued a warning regarding new advanced AI models with vulnerability after Anthropic released Mythos, which was closely ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Mortgage fraud now harder to detect thanks to AI

AI has proven to be a powerful and dangerous tool for scammers and fraudsters who are using the technology to make their scams harder to identify and look much more ...

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Op-Ed: Australia inspired the EU’s online age restrictions, now it’s time for us to learn from them

The EU is known for its world-class privacy standards, upheld in legislation like the General Data Protection Regulation. Now it’s bringing those high standards to age ...

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 16 Apr 2026

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