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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
Police arrest man after financial investment scam – 15 October 2020
A Victorian man has been arrested over financial investment scams. Police found more than 40 false business names, a large number of international passports used to open bank accounts and fake websites that were used lure in victims.
https://www.miragenews.com/police-arrest-man-after-financial-investiment-scam/
