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National security being used to stifle public interest journalism, former judges warn – 27 July 2019
Due to the freedoms of whistleblowers and the media coming under attack in a series of recent prosecutions, former judges, lawyers, and integrity experts push for federal anti-corruption body and protections for whistleblowers and the media.
BITCOIN FRAUD: Cryptocurrency escrow company head charged with stealing $7 million – 26 July 2019
Jon Barry Thompson used his company to induce investors to engage in cryptocurrency transactions by promising that his companies would act as custodians and thereby “minimise settlement default risk”. He is facing two counts of commodities fraud and two counts of wire fraud. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with help from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
‘We take full responsibility’: NAB discloses breach involving 13,000 customers’ driver’s licences – 26 July 2019
National Australia Bank had to contact 13,000 customers to advise them of a security breach involving customer names, dates of birth, contact details and in some cases driver’s licence numbers. The issue arose when without authorisation, data was loaded to the servers of two data service companies. NAB has also notified and is working with industry regulators, including the Privacy Commissioner.
Retailers lose billions to theft, ‘micro-gangs’ and emboldened shoplifters to blame – 25 July 2019
A new report has revealed that Retail theft in Australia and NZ has soared to a A$3.37 billion in the 17/18 financial year. Telecommunication stores suffered the highest average value of theft and organised crime-backed ‘micro-gangs’ are terrifying staff and customers.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/consumer/2019/07/25/most-stolen-items-retail/
