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HSBC Sued for \$23 Million in Scam Losses Due to Systemic Fraud Control Failures
Australia's corporate regulator is suing banking giant HSBC for failing to protect hundreds of customers who lost over \$23 million to scams between January 2020 and August 2024 due to alleged systemic gaps in its fraud control systems, slow investigations, and inadequate prevention measures.
HSBC Sued for \$23 Million in Scam Losses Due to Systemic Fraud Control Failures
Australia's corporate regulator is suing banking giant HSBC for failing to protect hundreds of customers who lost over \$23 million to scams between January 2020 and August 2024 due to alleged systemic gaps in its fraud control systems, slow investigations, and inadequate prevention measures.
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52% Bias Score
North Korean Cyberattacks Target Australian Businesses
North Korean IT workers, posing as remote employees, infiltrated Australian businesses, stealing data and extorting payments totaling $88 million to fund weapons programs, according to a Google executive, echoing US indictments of 14 North Korean nationals for a similar operation.
North Korean Cyberattacks Target Australian Businesses
North Korean IT workers, posing as remote employees, infiltrated Australian businesses, stealing data and extorting payments totaling $88 million to fund weapons programs, according to a Google executive, echoing US indictments of 14 North Korean nationals for a similar operation.
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40% Bias Score
€9 Million Flood Aid Fraud: German Police Raid 18 Properties
German police uncovered a massive fraud scheme involving €9 million in applications for flood reconstruction aid following the July 2021 floods; two German-Lebanese women are the main suspects, with 20 other family members also implicated.
€9 Million Flood Aid Fraud: German Police Raid 18 Properties
German police uncovered a massive fraud scheme involving €9 million in applications for flood reconstruction aid following the July 2021 floods; two German-Lebanese women are the main suspects, with 20 other family members also implicated.
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52% Bias Score
€1 Billion Carbon Credit Fraud Exposes Flaws in German Climate Program
A €1 billion carbon credit fraud scheme, originating in China and involving German companies and auditing firms, was uncovered, exposing vulnerabilities in international carbon offset programs and highlighting the need for stricter verification procedures.
€1 Billion Carbon Credit Fraud Exposes Flaws in German Climate Program
A €1 billion carbon credit fraud scheme, originating in China and involving German companies and auditing firms, was uncovered, exposing vulnerabilities in international carbon offset programs and highlighting the need for stricter verification procedures.
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44% Bias Score
Russian Fraud Losses Hit 150 Billion Rubles in 2024
During the first nine months of 2024, Russia saw a 25% increase in ICT-related fraud cases to 353,000, resulting in 150 billion rubles in losses, 15 billion of which were due to unauthorized transactions. Data breaches, such as the nearly 1 billion records leaked in the first half of the year, are s...
Russian Fraud Losses Hit 150 Billion Rubles in 2024
During the first nine months of 2024, Russia saw a 25% increase in ICT-related fraud cases to 353,000, resulting in 150 billion rubles in losses, 15 billion of which were due to unauthorized transactions. Data breaches, such as the nearly 1 billion records leaked in the first half of the year, are s...
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36% Bias Score
Vietnam's $12 Billion Fraud: Tycoon Loses Death Sentence Appeal
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan's appeal against the death sentence for a $12 billion fraud was rejected; she could commute her sentence to life imprisonment by repaying $9 billion.
Vietnam's $12 Billion Fraud: Tycoon Loses Death Sentence Appeal
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan's appeal against the death sentence for a $12 billion fraud was rejected; she could commute her sentence to life imprisonment by repaying $9 billion.
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48% Bias Score
Berlin Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years for €4 Million Coronavirus Testing Fraud
A 39-year-old businessman in Berlin was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to repay nearly €4 million for fraudulently billing the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung for coronavirus tests performed at four centers he operated via a shell company between April 2021 and March 2022.
Berlin Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years for €4 Million Coronavirus Testing Fraud
A 39-year-old businessman in Berlin was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to repay nearly €4 million for fraudulently billing the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung for coronavirus tests performed at four centers he operated via a shell company between April 2021 and March 2022.
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44% Bias Score
Wisconsin Man's Faked Death Leads to Wife Filing for Divorce
Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin man, faked his own death in August, prompting a 50-day search, before fleeing to Eastern Europe; his wife has now filed for divorce.
Wisconsin Man's Faked Death Leads to Wife Filing for Divorce
Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin man, faked his own death in August, prompting a 50-day search, before fleeing to Eastern Europe; his wife has now filed for divorce.
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44% Bias Score
German Firm's Chinese Carbon Offset Investment Uncovered as Likely Fraud
A joint investigation by ZDF Frontal and DW reveals that German biofuel producer Verbio's 25 million euro investment in Chinese carbon certificates from Beijing Carbon is likely part of a large-scale fraud involving the misrepresentation of existing facilities as new climate protection projects.
German Firm's Chinese Carbon Offset Investment Uncovered as Likely Fraud
A joint investigation by ZDF Frontal and DW reveals that German biofuel producer Verbio's 25 million euro investment in Chinese carbon certificates from Beijing Carbon is likely part of a large-scale fraud involving the misrepresentation of existing facilities as new climate protection projects.
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40% Bias Score
Massive Fraud in German Post-Flood Aid: €9 Million Claimed
German authorities uncovered a massive fraud scheme involving €9 million in fraudulent claims for post-flood reconstruction aid following the July 2021 floods; 80 police officers searched 18 properties, arresting two main suspects and 20 family members.
Massive Fraud in German Post-Flood Aid: €9 Million Claimed
German authorities uncovered a massive fraud scheme involving €9 million in fraudulent claims for post-flood reconstruction aid following the July 2021 floods; 80 police officers searched 18 properties, arresting two main suspects and 20 family members.
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60% Bias Score
German Court Sentences 'Mourning Swindler' to 5.5 Years
A German court sentenced a 50-year-old man, known as the "mourning swindler", to five years and six months in prison for defrauding three women of approximately €260,000 between 2016 and 2018, exploiting their emotional vulnerability following bereavements; the judge criticized the justice system's ...
German Court Sentences 'Mourning Swindler' to 5.5 Years
A German court sentenced a 50-year-old man, known as the "mourning swindler", to five years and six months in prison for defrauding three women of approximately €260,000 between 2016 and 2018, exploiting their emotional vulnerability following bereavements; the judge criticized the justice system's ...
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40% Bias Score
FBI Warns of AI-Powered Smartphone Scams
The FBI warned of a rise in AI-powered smartphone scams using deepfakes, advising users to hang up, verify contacts, and establish secret words for authentication. New deepfake detection technologies are emerging on smartphones.
FBI Warns of AI-Powered Smartphone Scams
The FBI warned of a rise in AI-powered smartphone scams using deepfakes, advising users to hang up, verify contacts, and establish secret words for authentication. New deepfake detection technologies are emerging on smartphones.
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36% Bias Score
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