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Saudi anti-corruption probe finds $100bn was embezzled – 9 November 2017
Saudi-Arabia’s attorney general claims that over $100bn has been misused through systematic corruption in recent decades. Currently, 201 people are being held for questioning, as part of an anti-corruption sweep that is currently underway.
How the Bitcoin bubble will burst – 7 November 2017
The spike in value of Bitcoin has seen the rise of ICOs (Initial Credit Offerings), a business promise to automate some kind of marketplace using the same Blockchain technology as Bitcoin. With Bitcoin prices rising, it is more profitable for investors to hold onto the offerings, fuelling the likelihood of a “Bitcoin Bubble’.
https://investorplace.com/2017/11/initial-coin-offerings-and-the-bitcoin-bubble/#.WgPbcBNL-Rs
Paul Pissale took $60k from charities and community groups, charges reveal – 5 November 2017
66-year old former Ipswich mayor Paul Pissale has faced court on charges including corruption, fraud and perjury, after dishonestly taking over $60k worth of cheques and equipment that were destined for charities and community groups.
AMP workers among almost 50,000 staff affected by data breach. – 2 November 2017
A third party contractor has allegedly released personal data of almost 50,000 Australian workers from AMP, Department of Finance, Australian Electoral Commission and National Disability Insurance Agency. The breach is said to have included the names, passwords, phone numbers, email addresses, credit card numbers and salaries.
