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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AFP takes lead of Virtual Global Taskforce combating child abuse material

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been appointed to lead the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), which fights child exploitation and child sexual abuse material, for ...

CULTURE • Tue, 18 Feb 2025

South Korea suspends DeepSeek downloads

South Korea has joined the growing list of nations and organisations that have banned DeepSeek.

CULTURE • Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Musk blocks Signal messenger links on X in a blow to federal whistleblowers

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has begun blocking links to the secure messaging service Signal in posts to the platform.

CULTURE • Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Exclusive: Akira claims cyber attack on closed Australian media company

The Akira ransomware gang has claimed a cyber attack on a now-defunct Australian media company.

SECURITY • Mon, 17 Feb 2025

OpenAI officially rejects Musk’s purchase offer

The OpenAI board has officially rejected Elon Musk’s offer to buy the AI giant, after CEO Sam Altman told Musk he would not accept an offer.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 17 Feb 2025

Game over: Steam removes game that contained malware

Digital video game marketplace Steam has removed a game from its platform for containing malware.

SECURITY • Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Rapid7 discovers ‘high-severity’ PostgreSQL injection zero-day vulnerability

A high-severity vulnerability in an open-source SQL database has been discovered by the team at cyber security firm Rapid7.

SECURITY • Thu, 13 Feb 2025

Exclusive: KillSec claims breach of NZ medical supplier

A cyber attack on a New Zealand medical institution has been claimed by the Kill Security (KillSec) hacking group.

SECURITY • Thu, 13 Feb 2025

Exclusive: Cyber attack on Australian education centre claimed by KillSec

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an Australian private education institution, claiming to have stolen personal and business data.

SECURITY • Wed, 12 Feb 2025

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AFP takes lead of Virtual Global Taskforce combating child abuse material

South Korea suspends DeepSeek downloads

Musk blocks Signal messenger links on X in a blow to federal whistleblowers

Exclusive: Akira claims cyber attack on closed Australian media company

OpenAI officially rejects Musk’s purchase offer

Game over: Steam removes game that contained malware

Rapid7 discovers ‘high-severity’ PostgreSQL injection zero-day vulnerability

Exclusive: KillSec claims breach of NZ medical supplier

Exclusive: Cyber attack on Australian education centre claimed by KillSec

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