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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US Treasury hack shows ‘no indication’ of broader government compromise, CISA says

Following last month’s cyber attack on the US Treasury, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has said that there is nothing to suggest that any ...

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Jan 2025

OpenAI to shift from AGI to ‘superintelligence’, according to Altman

Only a month after ChatGPT had its second birthday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has set the company’s sights beyond artificial general intelligence (AGI) to focus on ...

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Jan 2025

Rhysida claims cyber attack on Montreal North, sets $1.64m ransom

Montreal North, a borough of the city of Montreal, has suffered an alleged cyber attack at the hands of the infamous Rhysida ransomware gang.

SECURITY • Tue, 07 Jan 2025

Harley-Davidson says ‘no impact’ on business following alleged cyber attack

US motorcycle manufacturing giant Harley-Davidson has addressed claims that threat actors breached its network and exfiltrated the data of as many as 66,000 customers.

SECURITY • Mon, 06 Jan 2025

Apple agrees to US$95m settlement for Siri conversation recording claims

US tech giant Apple has agreed to pay a US$95 million settlement, addressing a class action that alleged that the company’s “Siri” voice assistant collected user ...

TECH • Mon, 06 Jan 2025

Chinese APT stole US Treasury documents in major cyber incident

The US Treasury has revealed that the Chinese state-sponsored hackers that breached its systems in December exfiltrated documents.

SECURITY • Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Almost 800k Volkswagen EV owners data exposed

German car manufacturing giant Volkswagen has unintentionally exposed the data of 800,000 owners of its electric vehicles.

SECURITY • Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Dragos outlines how the ransomware landscape has evolved in Q3 2024

The ransomware landscape has changed dramatically over 2024. We have seen the appearance of a number of new groups, the breakdown of some of the titans of ransomware and ...

SECURITY • Mon, 30 Dec 2024

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ACSC outlines the benefits of reporting an incident to the ASD

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has published a post outlining how the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) will aid businesses that report cyber crimes.

GOVERNMENT • Sun, 29 Dec 2024