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CommsNet Group helps organisations focus on the HUMAN element of risk. Yes, we help place strategic practices in order to mitigate against the Insider Threat!

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What the!? bit.ly/2XsvLci #ransomware #Government #riskmanagement #cybercrime #cybersecurity

Ransomware encrypts South Africa's entire Dept of Justice network

The justice ministry of the South African government is working on restoring its operations after a recent ransomware attack encrypted all its systems, making all electronic services unavailable both...

bleepingcomputer.com
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If it happens with Amazon, it can certainly happen with any organisation that provides their employees with access privileges to high value systems. #fraud #insiderthreats #insiderrisk
The ACFE@TheACFE
10 Sep 2021
In a bribery scheme, a former Amazon employee helped some sellers on Amazon’s Marketplace platform for third-party merchants boost their sales and attack competitors. bit.ly/3jXRRwo
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Hackers breached the United Nations’ computer networks earlier this year and made off with a trove of data that could be used to target agencies within the intergovernmental organisation. bit.ly/3llcbqH #datasecurity #datagovernance #datamonetization #databreach
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When greed is taken advantage of trusting people. yhoo.it/2WPFWbj #greed #Church #fraud #insiderthreat #Governance

Ex-church leader gets 11 years in prison for stealing millions from his congregation

Fifth Church of Christ Scientist in Los Angeles suffered "ruinous financial hardship" because of its board chair's theft, prosecutors say

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No one thinks the they will be caught when they decide to commit fraud bit.ly/3kDynfx #fraud #insiderthreats #riskmanagement #Governance #Workforce #CFO #CISO

Case worker must pay nearly $234,000 for food stamp fraud in North Carolina, feds say

Defense attorneys said she did it to help care for her dying father and grandmother.

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Can You Identify The Fake Candidate? youtu.be/fNt9BrTe1DU #candidates #Recruitment #Hiring #insiderthreats #riskmanagement #Governance
Classified documents from Britain's defence ministry containing details about a British warship have been found at a bus stop. reut.rs/3jlJpa3 #dataleak #intelligence #military #Navy #government

Secret UK defence documents found in soggy heap at bus stop, says BBC

Classified documents from Britain's defence ministry containing details about a British warship and Russia's potential reaction to its passage through the Black Sea have been found at a bus stop in...

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A data breach by @MercedesBenz exposed credit card information, social security numbers, and driver license numbers of under 1,000 customers and potential buyers. bit.ly/3hnaQOv #DataBreaches #DataSecurity #dataprivacy #datagovernance #automotive #privacy

Mercedes-Benz data breach exposes SSNs, credit card numbers

Mercedes-Benz USA has just disclosed a data breach impacting under 1,000 customers and potential buyers that exposed their credit card information, social security numbers, and driver license numbers.

bleepingcomputer.com
Is this true? Looks like it...Antivirus software guru and fugitive John McAfee sent a series of profound posts on social media before he was found dead in a cell overnight. bit.ly/2SlawHg #McAfeeAntivirus #antivirus #security #CyberSecurityNews #cybersecurity
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@ASIOGovAu
17 Jun 2021
The 1954 Petrov defection was a pivotal moment in #ASIO history. ASIO officers managed the safety & care of the Petrovs, using 4 safe houses in Sydney & Melbourne. Their expenses were meticulously recorded in log books, providing a unique window into life inside a safe house.
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True or not? Rumours that China’s top “spy catcher” has defected to the United States. bit.ly/3vFPCR1 We shall find out in time.... #Government #spy #intelligence #espionage
The arrests of more than 800 suspected drug and gun traffickers in the US is one of the biggest police stings in history wasn’t the only goal of the @FBI developing a fake encrypted chat app for criminals. bit.ly/3gAhSAb #crimesnews #Software #apps
Another day, another major data leak has been reported. This time its Volkswagen customers whose personal details have been left unsecured online. bit.ly/3wzRImr #DataLeak #informationsecurity #dataprivacy #dataprotection #Motorworld #governance @VW

Personal Details of Over 3.3M Volkswagen Customers Exposed in Data Leak

An unnamed vendor left the data exposed for nearly two years.

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Alibaba’s shopping website Taobao was trawled for 8 months which resulted in over 1.1 billion pieces of user information being collected by a software developer. bit.ly/3vrutK8 #DataLeak #dataprivacy #datagovernance #privacy @AlibabaGroup #governance #enterprise

Alibaba data breach exposes 1.1 billion pieces of data

Usernames and mobile numbers were included in the breach which affected Taobao, Alibaba’s shopping website

itpro.com
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) disclosed that the New York subway system was attacked by hackers associated with the Chinese government. bit.ly/3vnM6ud #cybersecurity #Government #Railway #enterprise #hackers #Transport
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority disclosed that the New York subway system was attacked by hackers associated with the Chinese government. bit.ly/3cEmQcR #Government #transport #CyberAttack #railway #enterprise
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A Victorian local government was misled for two years by a former IT contractor who exploited lack of oversight to direct $1.6 million to their account. bit.ly/35aOha2 #council #contractor #fraud #Governance #finance #Government #Audit

Contractor duped council out of $1.6m - Government News

A Victorian council was duped by an IT contractor who directed $1.6 million of council money into his own companies.

governmentnews.com.au
FBI agent states that law enforcement gained control of a private key belonging to a DarkSide Bitcoin wallet holding the Colonial Pipeline ransom payment. bit.ly/3x5sIDK #ransomware #CyberAttack #enterprise #cybercrime #fraud

US recovers most of Colonial Pipeline's $4.4M ransomware payment

The US Department of Justice has recovered the majority of the $4.4 million ransom payment paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware operation.

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Qantas the Australian national carrier has been infiltrated by up to 150 trusted workforce to criminality. bit.ly/3v0kA62 #crime #insiderthreats #aviation #Transportation #riskmanagement #governance #security

Qantas infiltrated by organised criminals, says intelligence report

A classified federal law enforcement intelligence operation code-named Project Brunello has determined that a ‘significant’ number of Qantas staff are linked to criminality.

smh.com.au
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