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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Albanese government launches Small Business Cyber Resilience Service

Today (22 October), the Australian government has announced the launch of the new Small Business Cyber Resilience Service.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 22 Oct 2024

Leak of US analysis of Israel’s Iran attack plan under investigation

The US has begun investigating after threat actors published classified documents containing the US’ judgment of Israel’s plans to attack Iran.

SECURITY • Tue, 22 Oct 2024

Casio aims to recover from ransomware attack by end of November

Japanese watchmaker Casio has disclosed that the ransomware attack it suffered earlier this month is set to cause delays in the delivery of products up until late this ...

SECURITY • Tue, 22 Oct 2024

Exclusive: Major Australian mechanic Ultra Tune suffers alleged cyber attack

Threat actors have listed major Australian mechanic and roadside assistance franchise Ultra Tune on the dark web, claiming to have stolen sensitive data.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Internet Archive suffers third October cyber attack

After dealing with a long distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack before then suffering a data breach affecting 31 million, the Internet Archive appears to have ...

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Japanese tech giant Nidec confirms 8Base data breach, company data published

Japanese tech giant Nidec has confirmed that threat actors breached its systems and launched a ransomware attack earlier this year, following claims by cyber criminals ...

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Japan’s ruling party’s website taken down by pro-Russian hacktivists

Japan’s ruling political party has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that disabled its website, just as the nation’s general election campaign commenced.

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Oct 2024

Globe Life hackers demand money for not publishing data

Threat actors are attempting to blackmail major US insurance provider Globe Life into handing over money to prevent data stolen in a cyber attack earlier this year from ...

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Oct 2024

FBI arrests Alabama man for breaching SEC X account

The threat actor suspected of hacking the X (formerly Twitter) account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been arrested by the FBI.

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Oct 2024