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The Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scam – Who Is Liable? – 5 November 2020
Article explores who is liable for a Business Email Compromise scam. It states that typically the business will be held accountable, thereby increasing the need for Australian consumer law and cybercrime insurance.
https://www.lawfuel.com/blog/business-email-compromise-scam/
How machine learning and 4D analytics can protect Australians from financial fraud – 5 November 2020
We are currently seeing a rise in financial crimes and identity theft as scammers target Australian families, businesses and the Government to illicitly acquire proceeds from bank accounts and retirement savings, but thankfully technological advances in AI and data analytics are helping to combat these crimes.
Integrity chief’s own role in probe – 4 November 2020
The former head of Australia’s top anti-corruption agency, Michael Griffin flew to the United States to personally gather intelligence from investigators, to further his investigation into alleged corruption involving ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal. They were investigating an allegedly corrupt $39 million payment
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Moreland City Council elections marred by allegations of postal vote tampering, police launch investigation – 4 November 2020
Police have been notified after the Victorian Electoral Commission discovered suspected vote tampering in the recent council elections in Moreland in Melbourne’s north. It’s alleged the person offered $500 to people who could bring them 50 ballot papers. Those papers were then filled in fraudulently .
