The truth about “Mail Box“ character is that it passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident that they are village idiots.”
The Truth About Frank Kermode. When it came to the CIA’s funding of Encounter magazine, what did he know and when did he know it?
Pennsylvania Man Awaiting Sentencing Over January 6th Commits Suicide.
My Big Coin founder is – you guessed it – a $6m crypto-fraudster
‘Our mental health is collectively breaking’: One in five Australians had mental disorder in pandemic
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For decades, Carlos Sein Atachahua allegedly led a global money laundering empire. Police say his gang’s drugs, sent with logos depicting ancient Peruvian symbols, reached Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta and other criminal groups, while corrupted money-exchange houses around the world were allegedly used to launder profits.
Secret Operations: The Peruvian Charged with Laundering Massive Amounts of Drug Money
Toronto’s Scrapped Smart City Reflects Distrust in Tech SURFACE
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle’s court case a ‘Shakespearean tragedy’ — Adele Ferguson (The AFR): “The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions versus Richard Boyle is being billed as the most significant test of public service whistleblower protection laws since they came into force almost a decade ago. It is the first time a provision under the federal whistleblowing law, the Public Interest Disclosure Act, will be tested in a criminal case. The first part of the case was due to begin on Monday, with Boyle using the defence that his whistleblowing was consistent with public interest disclosure laws, and he should therefore not be subject to criminal prosecution. However, on Friday evening Kieran Pender, a senior lawyer with the Human Rights Law Centre, tweeted that the case had been delayed 24 hours ‘to give the parties time to prepare argument about nature of jurisdiction and burden of proof in relation to the PID Act defence.’
“If Boyle loses this first part, part two of the case will commence before a jury in October, with the spectre of decades in jail if he loses that. Against this backdrop, the Human Rights Law Centre, independent politician Andrew Wilkie, Greens senator David Shoebridge, Ken Phillips from Self Employed Australia and others, including former senator Rex Patrick, are calling on Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to intervene and dismiss the case, as he did with lawyer Bernard Collaery, who was charged with conspiring to release protected information about an alleged spying operation in East Timor. Shoebridge said Dreyfus recognised whistleblower protections needed renovating, but their inadequacy had left Boyle without protection.”
Tens of thousands of tip-offs for dodgy tax-related behaviour were lodged with the Australian Taxation Office this past financial year, new data reveals.
Some 43,000 reports were received by the ATO in the 2021-22 financial year, with demands of cash from customers, paying workers “cash in hand” or not declaring all sales the most common dodgy practices.
What The ATO Has Their Sights On After Aussies Are Dobbed In Over ‘Unfair Advantages’Constant scam attempts are impacting our mental health Washington Post
Check Point: “Our Q2 2022 Brand Phishing Report highlights the brands that were most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials over the quarter. In April, May, and June we observed that the social media platform LinkedIn continued its reign as the most imitated brand after entering the rankings for the first-time in Q1.
While its share has dropped slightly; down from 52% in Q1 to 45% of all phishing attempts in Q2, this is still a worrying trend that highlights the ongoing risks facing users of the trusted social media platform. Our research showed that social networks generally continue to be the most imitated category, followed by technology which, this quarter, took over second place from shipping.
The most striking rise in technology household names being exploited was Microsoft, making up 13% of all brand phishing attempts, more than double the amount in the previous quarter and edging DHL into third place with 12%. Some new brands entering the top 10 were: Adidas, Adobe and HSBC although all on low single digits, these brands will be followed closely by researchers in Q3 for any developments. The increase in the use of Microsoft related scams is a danger to both individuals and organizations.
Once someone has hold of your account login details, they have access to all the applications behind it, such as Teams and SharePoint, as well as the obvious risk of compromise to your Outlook email account. The report highlights a specific example of an Outlook phishing email luring users to a fraudulent Outlook web page with the subject line: “[Action Required] Final Reminder – Verify your OWA Account now”, asking the victim to enter their login credentials.
LinkedIn based phishing campaigns imitated the style of communication of the professional social media platform with malicious emails using subjects like: “You appeared in 8 searches this week” or “You have one new message” or “I’d like to do business with you via LinkedIn.” Although appearing to come from LinkedIn they used an email address that was completely different to that of the brand.
Meanwhile, with the relentless trend to online shopping, it is not surprising that our research also saw shipping company DHL being faked in 12% of all phishing attacks. The report specifically references a tracking related phishing scam, with the subject line “Incoming Shipment Notification”, enticing the consumer to click on a malicious link…”
LinkedIn Still Number One Brand to be Faked in Phishing Attempts - Check Point
