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Fraudsters’ Latest Target: Dead People – 25 April 2019
Fraudsters are getting creative and leveraging technology to commit fraud under the guise of a dead person’s name. 800,000 deceased people each year have their identities stolen.
https://www.pymnts.com/fraud-prevention/2019/deceased-digital-id-theft-trulioo/
Queensland Education staff embroiled in more than 100 cases of fraud – 17 April 2019
17A Right to Information investigation reveals 116 cases of fraud and theft by Department of Education staff in Queensland in 2018. Many of these included inappropriate use of public resources and misuse of corporate cards.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-17/queensland-education-staff-fraud-theft/11019596
“Blockchain Bandit” stole $54m in Ether from wallets with weak private keys – 21 April 2019
Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators found that one “blockchain bandit” stole $54 million in Ether from wallets with weak private keys
People put a lot of faith into their cryptocurrency wallets, but such faith can be severely misplaced. Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) found that thieves are making big bucks by targeting wallets on the Ethereum blockchain that have very weak private keys.
https://micky.com.au/stick-em-up-54-million-in-ether-stolen-by-blockchain-bandit/
Serial fraudster swindled $75,000 while behind bars – 21 April 2019
A serial fraudster convinced a fellow inmate he was a professional gambler with millions of dollars in assets before he swindled him out of $75,000 he claimed was to bet on horse races on his victim’s behalf.
