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Police charge former NAB employee over alleged fraud worth millions – 21 October 2020
NSW Police have arrested and charged the 38-year-old Sydney woman ‘Srinivas Naidu Chamakuri’ for her alleged involvement in attempting to launder $21.6 million, from NAB through a fraudulent deposit scheme. Police allege the syndicate was using fraudulent bank deposit guarantees to purchase properties across the state for an inflated commission.
WA’s public sector watchdog flags ‘significant weaknesses’ after corruption scandal – 20 October 2020
The public sector’s financial watchdog has found “significant weaknesses” in the Department of Communities’ procurement and payroll processes less than a year after the state’s biggest-ever corruption scandal was uncovered involving a former senior bureaucrat.
Sam Henderson avoids jail, fined $10,000 – 20 October 2020
Banned financial planner Sam Henderson, one of the Hayne royal commission’s most high-profile witnesses, has narrowly avoided spending Christmas behind bars, receiving a $10,000 penalty for dishonest conduct.
Stolen VPN credentials at the heart of the infamous Twitter hack – 19 October 2020
The massive Twitter hack that took place back in July came about due to stolen VPN credentials. It has now been revealed that Twitter employees were tricked into handing over their account details by hackers that had managed to create a site that looked identical to the genuine VPN login page.
https://www.techradar.com/au/news/stolen-vpn-credentials-at-the-heart-of-the-infamous-twitter-hack
