Corporate Fraud
- Canadian prosecutors say case against Huawei CFO is about fraud, not sanctionsMeng's legal team argued in November that the Huawei chief financial officer could not be extradited to the United States because her alleged conduct was not illegal in Canada. Canada did not have sanctions against Iran at the time Canadian officials authorized commencing with the extradition, her lawyers said. Meng, 47, was arrested at the…
- Former Barclays banker ordered out of bed after 2008 heart attack to help save bankLONDON, Jan 9- A senior former Barclays banker told a London fraud trial on Thursday that he was ordered out of bed after a heart attack to help save the lender at the height of the credit crisis. But prosecutors for the UK Serious Fraud Office allege the three men lied to the market and…
- REFILE-UPDATE 3-Tesco suspends Chinese supplier after suspected prisoner messageTesco, Britain's biggest retailer, donates 300,000 pounds a year from the sale of the cards to the charities British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK. "Use the link to contact Mr Peter Humphrey." Peter Humphrey is a British former journalist and corporate fraud investigator.
- UPDATE 2-Tesco suspends Chinese supplier after prisoner labor reportTesco, Britain's biggest retailer, donates 300,000 pounds a year from the sale of the cards to the charities British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK. "Use the link to contact Mr Peter Humphrey." Peter Humphrey is a British former journalist and corporate fraud investigator.
- UPDATE 3-Canada's SNC-Lavalin settles Libya bribery case that shook Trudeau governmentMONTREAL/ OTTAWA Dec 18- A division of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc pleaded guilty to fraud and will pay a C $280 million fine, the company said on Wednesday, in a case related to projects in Libya that engulfed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in crisis. SNC-Lavalin Construction pleaded guilty to one fraud charge. Federal prosecutor…
- UPDATE 2-Canada's SNC-Lavalin unit pleads guilty to fraud charge in Libya caseMONTREAL, Dec 18- A division of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc pleaded guilty to one fraud charge and will pay a C $280 million fine related to projects in Libya, the company said on Wednesday, in a case that engulfed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in crisis. As part of the settlement, all charges against SNC-Lavalin…
Ecommerce Fraud
Reindeer leaked the sensitive data of more than 300,000 people newWizCase’s security team, led by Ata Hakçıl, found a significant breach affecting Reindeer, an American marketing company previously associated with Patrón Tequila, Tiffany & Co. and other brands. This breach exposed customers’ names, date of birth, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and more. 
Delphix appoints Pritesh Parekh as Chief Trust & Security Officer newPritesh Parekh will be responsible for DevOps, trust, security, and QA in engineering.
Former security exec at Michael's Bud Homeyer joins Interface newFormer security exec at Michael's Bud Homeyer joins Interface as Executive Vice President - Enterprise Solutions.
Jason Shockey joins Cenlar as CISO newCenlar FSB, mortgage loan subservicer and federally chartered wholesale bank, announced Jason Shockey as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
44% of cloud privileges are misconfigured newAn estimated 44% of cloud user privileges are misconfigured, leaving companies at risk, according to Varonis’s 2021 SaaS Risk Report.
Researchers at Illinois Tech aim to unveil anonymous online extremists using ML and OSINT software newTwo Illinois Institute of Technology graduate students have published research examining whether extremists can be identified through their anonymous online posts.
Online Fraud
Hamilton man charged amid investigation into fraudulent sales of pro wrestling memorabiliaHamilton police believe there may be many victims and ask anyone with information to reach out.
‘Scambaiting’: why the vigilantes fighting online fraudsters may do more harm than goodThe scambaiting community aims to disrupt online scammers – but some of their activity is ethically troubling.
Scams
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