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AUSTRAC to be questioned about its workload, abilities – 18 March 2021
Financial intelligence regulator AUSTRAC will face questioning about its ability to effectively monitor and enforce breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing Act at a hearing scheduled to take place on Friday.
https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/austrac-under-the-hot-lights-20210318-p57bul
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AUSTRAC to be questioned about its workload, abilities – 18 March 2021
Financial intelligence regulator AUSTRAC will face questioning about its ability to effectively monitor and enforce breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing Act, at a hearing scheduled to take place on Friday.
https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/austrac-under-the-hot-lights-20210318-p57bul
(Access to financial version of AFR required.)
Teen Twitter hacker Graham Clark sentenced for bitcoin scam – 17 March 2021
The teenage mastermind behind a high-profile hack on Twitter where well-known celebrities and valuable companies were used to promote a bitcoin scam, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to three years in a Florida prison.
102yo grandmother scammed out of aged care bond in $375,000 email hack – 17 March 2021
The scammers tricked Phoebe, who has power of attorney for her grandmother, by posing as an employee of the aged care home over emails. The family lost $375,000 from the sale of their grandmother’s home. Consumer Protection WA believes scammers are using spyware to access emails
