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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Scammers now imitate hold music and more in evolving tactics, says AFP, CBA

Australians are being targeted by evolving and changing scam techniques used to steal crypto and cash, according to a joint release by the Australian Federal Police and ...

SECURITY • Tue, 31 Mar 2026

Lloyds Bank exposes data of almost 450k customers

British big four bank Lloyds has paid compensation to almost half a million of its customers after an IT glitch led to their data being exposed earlier this month.

SECURITY • Mon, 30 Mar 2026

Scams cost Australians over $2bn in 2025, says ACCC

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said that losses due to scams have exceeded $2 billion annually in Australia.

SECURITY • Mon, 30 Mar 2026

Banking budgets under strain as AI and legacy systems compete for investment

Banks and financial institutions are being forced to make tough budget decisions as technology and digital transformation become increasingly important for their ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

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Atlassian’s Cannon-Brookes loses another $1bn as Wall Street confidence falls

The CEO and co-founder of Australian tech giant Atlassian, Mike Cannon-Brookes, has found his pockets roughly $1 billion emptier as Wall Street continues to lose faith in ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 26 Mar 2026

CFOs need to treat AI implementation as a portfolio rather than focusing on a single ROI, says Gartner

Chief financial officers (CFOs) are being warned to move away from treating AI implementation as a single return on investment (ROI) and are being advised to think of the ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 25 Mar 2026

6.8m Crunchyroll subscribers allegedly impacted in cyber attack

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack, with hackers claiming to have breached a third-party vendor’s internal network and ...

SECURITY • Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Airbus to acquire cyber firm Ultra Cyber

Major aerospace and defence company Airbus has just agreed to acquire English cyber security firm Ultra Cyber in an effort to expand its UK cyber capabilities.

SECURITY • Tue, 24 Mar 2026

Mazda discloses cyber incident, employee and partner data possibly impacted

Japanese car manufacturer Mazda Motor Corporation has disclosed that data belonging to business partners and employees was exposed in a cyber attack from late last year