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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Drive-thru data theft: Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchiser deep fried by data breach

The franchise operator for major US fast-food chains Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Panera Bread has disclosed a cyber incident it first discovered back in April.

SECURITY • Thu, 27 Aug 2026

Exclusive: US ATF confirms ‘critical’ cyber incident following Qilin dark web claims

The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has issued a statement responding to claims of a cyber incident impacting its network by an infamous ...

SECURITY • Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Australian mutual banks are trying to balance human personal touch and AI efficiency

Australian mutual banks are doing their best to walk the fine line of balancing both AI implementation and the gains the technology brings, while also maintaining the ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Google launches new AI solution for financial enterprise

Google Cloud has announced a new AI product designed for financial professionals, allowing them to task the tool with instructions related to financial workflows across ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Young Aussies can’t afford financial advice, use AI tools instead

Young Australians are proving to be the biggest adopters of AI when seeking financial advice, according to new findings from online broker Webull Australia.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Goldman Sachs partner warns that AI could erode bankers’ reasoning skills

A partner at global financial firm Goldman Sachs has warned that using AI in the finance sector could impact the thinking capabilities of the industry’s future staff.

SECURITY • Tue, 25 Aug 2026

Allianz transformation drive exposed as excuse to cull staff

An initiative by Allianz, coined as a way to drive technology innovation, has been revealed to be an excuse for shifting staff overseas and culling local numbers, as ...

CULTURE • Tue, 25 Aug 2026

Data and AI firm Alation discloses cyber incident

Silicon Valley AI data giant Alation has confirmed a cyber incident on its network, following its report of an unspecified incident.

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Aug 2026

OpenAI outage impacts logins, ChatGPT and APIs

OpenAI has confirmed an outage impacting its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot service, which prevented users from logging in, creating accounts, and loading chats and ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 20 Aug 2026

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Daniel Croft

Drive-thru data theft: Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchiser deep fried by data breach

Exclusive: US ATF confirms ‘critical’ cyber incident following Qilin dark web claims

Australian mutual banks are trying to balance human personal touch and AI efficiency

Google launches new AI solution for financial enterprise

Young Aussies can’t afford financial advice, use AI tools instead

Goldman Sachs partner warns that AI could erode bankers’ reasoning skills

Allianz transformation drive exposed as excuse to cull staff

Data and AI firm Alation discloses cyber incident

OpenAI outage impacts logins, ChatGPT and APIs

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