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NSW man charged over SMS phishing scam – 8 December 2020

Two men are accused of a phishing scam, were they stole the identities and money from thousands of victims through a sophisticated SMS scheme. They posed as Australian banks and telecommunications companies, misleading victims into clicking on URLs and providing personal or financial account information. Using SIM boxes capable of sending tens of thousands of text messages at a time, the group fleeced 45 customers from one bank alone.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw-man-charged-over-sms-phishing-scam-010717408–spt.html

G8 exposed as ripping off educators whils=e posting millions in profit – 8 December 2020

G8, the largest for-profit provider of early childhood education in the country, has underpaid as many as 27,000 educators as much as $80 million. Contraventions of the Award date back to 2014, and relate to basic entitlements including payment of overtime and allowances, minimum engagement periods, and record-keeping of hours worked

https://www.unitedworkers.org.au/g8-exposed-as-ripping-off-educators-while-posting-millions-in-profit/