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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CISA warns of hurricane relief scams as Helene passes and Milton follows

Threat actors and scammers are expected to take advantage of those affected by the massive destruction brought by Hurricane Helene earlier this month.

CULTURE • Thu, 10 Oct 2024

Russia blocks access to Discord as experts call it an attack on free speech

Russia’s censorship agency has blocked the nation’s access to Discord, resulting in uproar from Russia’s citizens who claim the ban is an attack on free speech.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 10 Oct 2024

Happy Birthday, Russian President: Russian state media hacked on Putin’s birthday

Ukraine claims to be behind a cyber attack on Russia’s state media company, just in time for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 72nd birthday.

SECURITY • Wed, 09 Oct 2024

ADT suffers second data breach after hackers use stolen credentials

Home and small business security provider ADT has disclosed that it suffered a second cyber attack in as many months.

SECURITY • Wed, 09 Oct 2024

Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act to make ransom payment reporting mandatory

Australia is set to enable mandatory reporting of ransom payments and new standards for smart devices with new legislation that will allow the government to “keep pace ...

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 09 Oct 2024

Qantas customer passports at risk following frequent flyer cyber theft

Qantas has revealed that the passports of at least almost a thousand customers may have been accessed after two third-party employees abused their power to steal ...

SECURITY • Tue, 08 Oct 2024

American Water disables systems following cyber attack

Major US water and wastewater company American Water has revealed that it had shut down a number of its systems following a cyber attack.

SECURITY • Tue, 08 Oct 2024

Data of every Dutch police officer compromised in suspected state-sponsored cyber attack

The Dutch National Police has disclosed a cyber attack that has compromised the data of all police officers, with investigations to date suggesting a state-sponsored ...

SECURITY • Mon, 07 Oct 2024

Outlast developer says production slowed by cyber attack, 1.8TB reportedly stolen

The developers behind the Outlast video game series have revealed that they suffered a cyber attack and that data was exfiltrated by threat actors.

SECURITY • Fri, 04 Oct 2024

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