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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Australian man arrested by AFP for development and sale of ‘Firebird’ RAT

An Australian man and a US-based man have been arrested and are due to face court after findings suggested that they had created and globally distributed a remote access ...

CULTURE • Tue, 16 Apr 2024

Iranian hackers claim Israeli radar hack, send citizens text threats

Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have reportedly received threatening text messages from an Iranian threat group after it claimed to have breached Israel’s radar ...

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Second Roku cyber incident affects almost 600k

For the second time this year, streaming service Roku has suffered a security incident, with hackers having been observed gaining access to thousands more customer ...

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Hunters International takes credit for Hoya Optics attack, demands US$10m

The recent cyber attack on Japanese optics giant Hoya has turned out to be a ransomware attack by Hunters International, which is demanding US$10 million to prevent the ...

SECURITY • Fri, 12 Apr 2024

Telstra Opticomm customer data exposed in leaked file

Thousands of Telstra customers have had their data exposed after a leaked file appeared on the infamous BreachForum hacking forum.

SECURITY • Fri, 12 Apr 2024

Cyber Security NSW to unite industry and bolster state government cyber security

The NSW local government sector is bringing together people from the industry to discuss ways to strengthen its cyber security.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 12 Apr 2024

Annual revenue of cyber crime is 13 times bigger than Walmart’s

Hackers are collectively making more money than Walmart every year, according to a new report.

CULTURE • Thu, 11 Apr 2024

US Air Force Secretary to take flight in AI-controlled F-16

A US Air Force leader is preparing to demonstrate the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in air combat, announcing that he will sit in an AI-controlled jet as a ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 11 Apr 2024

Bullies earn more later in life: What will it take to turn this around?

A recent study has discovered a direct correlation between aggressive tendencies at a young age and prosperous economic outcomes later in life.

CULTURE • Wed, 10 Apr 2024

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