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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Australia looks to boost women in cyber with second annual Quad Cyber Challenge

Australia has hosted its second annual Quad Cyber Challenge, promoting the career opportunities presented by the cyber security industry and highlighting the importance ...

CULTURE • Tue, 29 Oct 2024

Return to sender: CrowdStrike sues Delta Air Lines

CrowdStrike has announced that it is suing Delta Air Lines following the July global outage that allegedly saw 7,000 of the airline’s flights and the trips of 1

CULTURE • Tue, 29 Oct 2024

Most Australians have experienced a cyber attack: NAB

The major bank’s latest cyber security report has highlighted the escalating threat of cyber crime to brokers and borrowers.

CULTURE • Mon, 28 Oct 2024

US government hacked out of US$20m in crypto

The US government has reportedly lost roughly US$20 million in crypto as the result of a cyber attack, according to blockchain analysts from Arkham Intelligence.

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Oct 2024

350m Hot Topic customers have data allegedly posted online

In what is being called the largest retail data breach of all time, the personal data of 350 million customers of US fashion retailer Hot Topic was allegedly listed for ...

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Oct 2024

Delta Air Lines files lawsuit against CrowdStrike, seeks US$500m

Delta Air Lines has sued cyber firm CrowdStrike for the July software update that caused flight disruptions.

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Oct 2024

UnitedHealth cyber attack impacted 100m, says US government

The ALPHV (BlackCat) cyber attack on the tech unit of major US healthcare provider UnitedHealth’s subsidiary, Change Healthcare, affected the data of 100 million people

SECURITY • Fri, 25 Oct 2024

Perth airport Wi-Fi rules slammed as major privacy risk

Perth Airport’s free public Wi-Fi policy has been slammed by a West Australian MP and a digital rights expert, who have both called it a violation of user privacy.

SECURITY • Fri, 25 Oct 2024

Home Affairs personal data compromised in ZircoDATA hack

Home Affairs has revealed that personal data has been compromised after threat actors breached a third-party firm used by the agency.

SECURITY • Thu, 24 Oct 2024