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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Japan’s ruling party’s website taken down by pro-Russian hacktivists

Japan’s ruling political party has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that disabled its website, just as the nation’s general election campaign commenced.

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Oct 2024

Globe Life hackers demand money for not publishing data

Threat actors are attempting to blackmail major US insurance provider Globe Life into handing over money to prevent data stolen in a cyber attack earlier this year from ...

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Oct 2024

FBI arrests Alabama man for breaching SEC X account

The threat actor suspected of hacking the X (formerly Twitter) account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been arrested by the FBI.

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Oct 2024

US DOJ indicts Sudanese brothers behind Anonymous Sudan DDoS gang

Two brothers have been indicted for their involvement in the Anonymous Sudan threat group, best known for launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) on major ...

CULTURE • Thu, 17 Oct 2024

National Public Data hacker USDoD arrested in Brazil

Brazil’s federal police force has arrested the infamous hacker USDoD, the same threat actor connected to the National Public Data data breaches.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 17 Oct 2024

Ransomware a growing issue for FinServ organisations, says Thales

Threat actors have reportedly eased the pressure on financial service organisations, with data breaches dropping, according to Thales.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 16 Oct 2024

Rubrik launches Data Security Posture Management for Microsoft 365 Copilot

US cloud data management and data security company Rubrik has unveiled the launch of new capabilities to assist Microsoft 365 Copilot users reduce the risk of their ...

TECH • Wed, 16 Oct 2024

Cisco launches investigation into IntelBroker’s cyber attack

Networking hardware and software manufacturer Cisco has informed media that it is aware of claims that threat actors breached its systems and exfiltrated data belonging ...

SECURITY • Tue, 15 Oct 2024

NAB, Vodafone and Microsoft listed in alleged Cisco data breach

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on US technology multinational Cisco, claiming to have exfiltrated data belonging to a number of major organisations.

SECURITY • Tue, 15 Oct 2024

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Japan’s ruling party’s website taken down by pro-Russian hacktivists

Globe Life hackers demand money for not publishing data

FBI arrests Alabama man for breaching SEC X account

US DOJ indicts Sudanese brothers behind Anonymous Sudan DDoS gang

National Public Data hacker USDoD arrested in Brazil

Ransomware a growing issue for FinServ organisations, says Thales

Rubrik launches Data Security Posture Management for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Cisco launches investigation into IntelBroker’s cyber attack

NAB, Vodafone and Microsoft listed in alleged Cisco data breach

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