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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McDonald’s Instagram crypto breach nets Grimace coin scammers over $1m

McDonald’s official Instagram account was breached by crypto scammers on Wednesday (21 August) to display advertising for their new meme coin – Grimace.

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Aug 2024

Medibank’s cyber costs to reach $126m by next year as cyber uplift reaches completion

Medibank has revealed that the cost of cleaning up and reinforcing itself after its 2022 cyber attack is set to reach over $126 million.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 22 Aug 2024

Man charged with cyber terrorism for spreading misinformation that incited UK riots

A man who allegedly spread disinformation online that fuelled the current UK riots has been charged with cyber terrorism.

CULTURE • Thu, 22 Aug 2024

US oil giant Halliburton suffers network cyber attack

Major US oilfield servicing giant Halliburton has suffered a cloud-based cyber security attack, leading to the company requesting its staff disconnect from its network.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 Aug 2024

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US says Iran behind Trump campaign hack

The US government has stated that the cyber attack against Donald Trump’s presidential election campaigns, among other cyber operations, was conducted by Iran.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

OAIC no longer pursuing Clearview AI for unsolicited use of Aussie faces

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has decided that it will no longer invest in pursuing Clearview AI for its use of images of Australian faces ...

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

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Cyber attack stunts US chipmaker’s manufacturing capabilities

A cyber attack has crippled the operations of American chipmaker Microchip Technology Incorporated.

SECURITY • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

Trump shares AI misinformation suggesting he has Taylor Swift’s endorsement

After being a major target of deepfakes himself, Donald Trump has falsely shared AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her fans supporting his presidential campaign.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Ukrainians targeted by hackers using Kursk Oblast POW photos

Ukraine has discovered the spread of a malicious email campaign using photos and information on Kursk Oblast prisoners of war (POW) to fool victims into downloading ...

SECURITY • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

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