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Warning after sophisticated $149m scam – 1 February 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued an urgent warning over an elaborate tax scam which sends you an SMS and links you to an unofficial website and asks users to input bank details.
http://gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/warning-after-sophisticated-149m-scam/3934207/
4 global fraud payment trends to expect in 2020 – 30 January 2020
Article discusses how Social engineering, identity fraud, behavioral biometrics and machine learning are the top concerns for businesses in 2020.
http://mytotalretail.com/article/4-global-fraud-payment-trends-to-expect-in-2020/
http://mytotalretail.com/article/4-global-fraud-payment-trends-to-expect-in-2020/
Investigating Uber: more lawyers than drivers – 29 January 2020
Uber is under investigation for undertaking tax arrangements such as moving assets from Bermuda to the Netherlands in order to create tax deductions. An interesting independent review of Uber directors, their locations and Uber driver contract agreements.
https://www.michaelwest.com.au/investigating-uber-more-lawyers-than-drivers/
Your right to know under threat: Police accessed metadata of journalists 20 times in one year and secretly obtained private information from six to find their sources – 29 January 2020
Federal telecommunications access laws enable Australian Federal Police officers to access both an individual reporter’s and their employer’s data. This is when a journalist information warrant has been granted. AFP raids over the last year, prompted the ‘Australia’s Right To Know’ campaign, resulting in a need for freedom of information reforms, whistleblower protections and public interest exemptions, from national security laws.
