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Cyberscam mastermind’s lavish lifestyle revealed – 2 May 2019
Feezan Hameed Choudhary was reaping 2.8million each month as the ringleader of UK’s biggest-ever cyber scam. He phoned innocent customers posing as a bank official, putting on Scottish, Welsh and upper-class English accents and convincing them to hand over personal details, which allowed him to drain their accounts.
SA homebuilder under police investigation as owner dodges alleged debt – 1 May 2019
Liquidators have failed to track down the man behind an SA construction company (GNC Homes). He is being investigated for alleged insurance fraud and owes creditors nearly $3 million. Many of these creditors continue to suffer the personal and financial consequences of the company’s failure to pay.
ATO ramps up data matching in cryptocurrency crackdown – 30 April 2019
The ATO will now use third party data and matching programs to track cryptocurrency, that has been used to move funds within the black economy and hide money offshore. It will also track those who should be paying taxes for capital gains.
China’s People Monitoring Software Being Deployed In Darwin – 30 April 2019
The City of Darwin has decided to implement facial recognition software and other monitoring solutions, in order to detect criminal access to unauthorised areas or alert them of criminal behaviour. It will be scanning all faces, which could result in privacy and data issues.
https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2019/04/chinas-people-monitoring-software-being-deployed-in-darwin/
