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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City of Columbus sues researcher for sharing stolen data it claimed was unusable

A cyber security researcher is facing potential legal consequences after he was accused of illegally downloading data stolen in a cyber attack and sharing it with media

SECURITY • Mon, 02 Sep 2024

CrowdStrike to appear before Congress following global outage

CrowdStrike is set to appear before the US Congress to testify on the global IT outage that occurred as a result of a bad company software update.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 02 Sep 2024

Durex India fails to use protection, leaks customer data online

Customers of condom and lubricant manufacturer Durex’s Indian subsidiary have had their data exposed online as the result of insufficient protection.

SECURITY • Fri, 30 Aug 2024

ChatGPT user flagged for ‘sexting’ the AI, issued warning by OpenAI

A ChatGPT user has been issued a warning by the generative AI chatbot’s developer, OpenAI, after they had been flagged for “sexting” with the software.

CULTURE • Fri, 30 Aug 2024

‘Confidential’ information stolen in DICK’S Sporting Goods cyber attack

The US’ largest sporting equipment retail chain, DICK’S Sporting Goods, reveals that a cyber attack on its systems resulted in “confidential” information being ...

SECURITY • Thu, 29 Aug 2024

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California passes controversial AI bill

A contentious artificial intelligence safety bill has been passed by Californian lawmakers, leaving it one step away from becoming law.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 29 Aug 2024

LMNTRIX named top 20 MDR vendor in Gartner Market Guide

Australian managed extended detection and response (MXDR) services vendor LMNTRIX has announced that it has been named as one of the top 20 vendors globally in Gartner’s ...

TECH • Wed, 28 Aug 2024

Oasis fans advised to ‘Slide Away’ from ticket scams ahead of major reunion tour

Oasis is back, and it has fans of the band worldwide readying themselves to do anything necessary to get their hands on tickets.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Aug 2024

1m files breached in Park’N Fly cyber attack

The data of around a million customer files of off-airport parking operator Park’N Fly have been compromised in a cyber attack.