Ukraine says it uncovers mass fraud in weapons procurement
Reuters Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country’s military totalling the equivalent of about $US40 million. The announcement of mass procurement fraud, confirmed by Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, will have a huge resonance in a country beleaguered by Russia’s nearly two-year-old invasion. […]
Sri Lanka passes new law to regulate online content
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lanka’s lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate online content, the speaker of the parliament announced, a law which opposition politicians and activists allege will muzzle free speech. The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for content that a five-member commission considers illegal and making social media platforms such […]
Russian court finds jailed Kremlin critic Navalny guilty of fraud
Reuters A Russian court found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of large-scale fraud and contempt of court on Tuesday, a move likely to extend by years the time that President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic spends in jail. Navalny is already serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence at a prison camp east of Moscow for parole […]
Former AME Zion bishop Staccato Powell charged with fraud in $US14 million scheme
RNS Staccato Powell, the former president of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church’s board of bishops, has been federally charged with fraud and conspiracy connected to allegations of his mishandling the properties of congregations in California and fraudulently gaining millions of dollars for personal use. Powell, 62, and Sheila Quintana, 67, were indicted on 6th […]
Sight Helpdesk: You know how to identify phishing emails – a cybersecurity researcher explains how to trust your instincts to foil the attacks
In an article first published on The Conversation, RICK WALSH, associate professor of information science and cybersecurity at Michigan State University, on what to look for to detect a fake email…
Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud
Bangkok, ThailandAP Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people”, an independent election monitoring organisation said Monday, rejecting the military’s allegations of massive fraud that served as its reason for seizing power. While there were flaws in the election process, “there were a number of procedural […]