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Cyber criminals jump on ERS – 4 August 2020
Reports of cybercrime increased significantly as the economy responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACCC’s focus has been on detecting criminal activity such as scams and cartels, especially after the government announced changes to superannuation access and JobKeeper programs.
https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/cyber-criminals-jump-on-ers-169913119
Australian-first $3.6m DNA program launched to solve long-term cold cases – 1 August 2020
The government has granted $3.594 million to an Australian-first forensic program for Unidentified and Missing Persons at the AFP’s Forensics Complex in Canberra.
Audit in Australia: A way forward – 1 August 2020
The Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee’s (PJC) final report on its inquiry into the regulation of auditing has been postponed until December. The greatest impact on entities and auditors is likely to come from the proposals to introduce mandatory audit tendering and internal controls reporting coupled with assurance.
https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2020/08/01/audit-australia-way-forward
Three charged in massive Twitter hack and Bitcoin scam that targeted Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Kanye West – 1 August 2020
A British man, a Florida man and a teenager have been charged for the high-profile security breaches of sending out ‘fake’ tweets on July 15 from the accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires. The tweets offered to send US$2000 ($2801) for every US$1000 ($1401) sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/americas/us-teen-charged-as-mastermind-in-epic-twitter-hack
