MPS SecBlog: Week in Review - 20 December 2024
- Montane PS Staff
- Dec 20, 2024
- 1 min read
‘Ghost gun’ reveals alleged CEO assassin Luigi Mangione’s links to ‘extreme movement’ taking hold
The “ghost gun” used in the assassination of an insurance company CEO in New York was 3D printed. And its existence points to an extreme movement to make lethal firearms readily available.
The lucrative scam business behind a non-existent Centrelink payment
Scammers are exploiting trending searches and AI content to spread fake news, like a false $600 Centrelink payment, to generate ad revenue or collect personal data.
Estimating the costs of serious and organised crime in Australia, 2022–23
AIC report estimates the cost of serious and organised crime in Australia in 2022–23 to be between $30.4b and $68.7b. Up from between $24.8b and $60.1b in 2020-21.
What is the Future of Strategic Minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific? The Quad, AUKUS, and the US-Japan-Australia Trilateral
While unlikely to evolve into formal alliances, minilaterals like the Quad and AUKUS’ growing integration positions them as adaptable coalitions for regional stability and crisis response.
Australian executives brace for major IT outages, survey finds
A significant portion of Australian business leaders expect another large-scale IT outage, similar to the CrowdStrike incident that disrupted operations globally in July, to occur within the next year.
Australia's deals with Pacific nations aim to curb China's influence
Australia has signed major deals with Nauru and Papua New Guinea, providing development aid and funding while securing veto power over their security agreements with China.
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