transactions from the banking user’s legitimate device.” Microsoft released a patch for the nine-year-old loophole in 2019. [Related: Conti emerges as growing cyber threat]

while the demand for counterterror and counterinsurgency operations decreases globally. “On a site visit to Afghanistan in 2019, former Special Operations Command commander General Richard Clarke noted that 60 per cent of the special operations...

program and its military nuclear program,” with the sanctions mentioned referring to those placed on the bank by the US in 2019 after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal it had with Iran, which would limit the Iranian nuclear program. In return, Iran...

resources and networking events to support those looking for a career in the cyber sector. Fortem Australia was founded in 2019, with the organisation’s co-founder John Bale also co-founding Soldier On, a leading Australian veteran wellbeing charity....

and most prolific ransomware gang and has been a main player in the ransomware space since it first appeared in September 2019 as its former alias, ABCD. The Russia-based group has hit some major targets, including Boeing last year, as well as one in...

Entrust had yet to bend to LockBit's demands. The LockBit gang, whose malware of the same name was first detected in 2019, has become one of the more prolific threat groups in the growing and evolving ransomware scenes. DDoS campaigns are designed to...

businesses (SMBs). SMBs are being increasingly targeted in Australia. The National Cybersecurity Alliance found in a 2019 report that 43 per cent of all cyber attacks were on businesses with under 250 employees, while the Australian Cyber Security...

the number of women in the company and ultimately to grow its gender diversity. To better support a diverse workforce, in 2019 the company introduced 26 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents regardless of gender, as well as unlimited paid sick,...

systems running at those locations. The Muhleberg Nuclear Power Plant, west of Bern in Switzerland and offline since 2019, is one such tracked location. The Amezit platform was also part of a 2018 training program to teach operators how to “disable...

Call, a global initiative to limit the spread of extremist and terrorist content online. The Call is named after a 2019 terrorist attack that took place in the New Zealand city of Christchurch that saw 51 people murdered. The attack was streamed live...

its mission.” Kinetic IT has been used by the Defence’s ICT sector since its first contract for an ICT Service Desk in 2019, providing technological and digital support to “mission-critical environments”. “This agreement recognises the strength of our...

of terrorism (CFT), which could save on overall compliance costs. Financial crime compliance costs jumped 18 per cent from 2019 to 2020, largely driven by increased labour costs. However, financial institutions that allocated a larger share of financial...

flight delays after the third-party system used for check-ins and boarding was infiltrated. A similar instance happened in 2019, when the personal data of more than 120,000 Air New Zealand frequent flyer customers was compromised after two staff members...

company has been aware of for some time, with Bleeping Computer noting it has been listed on KeePass’ Help Center page since 2019. “An attacker who has write access to the KeePass configuration file can modify it maliciously (for example, he could...

word from the company. The Medusa ransomware gang first appeared in June 2021, with some reports saying it was observed in 2019. The threat actor operates a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called MedusaLocker. The group’s attack strategy involves using...

and other members of civil society. WhatsApp is alleging that the NSO Group deployed its software against 1,400 users in 2019, and it has sought the release of several documents relating to the incident. The leaked data, however, reveals that the Israel...

of developing “safe and beneficial artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity”, said the company. However, in 2019, prior to the release of the company’s AI chatbot ChatGPT, the company created a for-profit subsidiary to raise funding, having...

Carefully crafting the character Marcela (Marcy) Flores, the hackers added their target as a friend on Facebook in late 2019 before kickstarting their online friendship by exchanging messages in November of the following year. The cyber criminals...

program and its military nuclear program,” with the sanctions mentioned referring to those placed on the bank by the US in 2019 after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal it had with Iran, which would limit the Iranian nuclear program. In return, Iran...

Infoblox have observed a sophisticated Chinese threat actor that has been manipulating China’s Great Firewall since at least 2019. Dubbed Muddling Meerkat after both the “bewildering” nature of its activity and its underground operations, the threat...