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Street Swags founder Jean Madden charged with seven new counts of fraud – 14 March 2018
Former young Australian of the year and founder of homeless charity Street Swags Jean Madden has been charged with fraud, after allegations that she rorted Street Swags of over $150,000 and falsified a registry with ASIC.
Victorian Opposition frontbencher Tim McCurdy charged with fraud offences – 13 March 2018
Nationals MP Tim McCurdy has been charged with multiple counts of fraud, including making and using a false document, and attempting to obtain and obtaining property by deception. The charges relate to an investigation in 2009, and the MP has stood down from the frontbench to fight the charges.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-13/tim-mccurdy-victorian-opposition-charged-with-fraud/9543648
Multi-factor authentication tabled as a solution to Australia’s $443 million online card fraud problem – 8 March 2018
Recent data from the Australian Payments Network has revealed that over 80% of Australia’s card fraud results from CNP (Card Not Present) transactions. In an initiative to combat such fraud, the Australian Payments Network is looking into measures such as multi-factor authentication, and dynamic CVV numbers.
Police question Bureau of Meteorology staff over cryptocurrency operation – 8 March 2018
The Australian Federal Police are currently investigating two individuals who are believed to be linked to an operation that involved using the Bureau of Meteorology’s computers to ‘mine’ cryptocurrencies. Charges are yet to be laid, but the investigation continues.
