Max Mason
Financial Review
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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The new cybercriminal gang Australian businesses need to watch out for
A new cybercriminal gang called Medusa is targeting businesses in Australia, the US and the Indo-Pacific. → Read More
Queensland hits the jackpot to win top economy for first time
Queensland has topped CommSec’s State of the States report for the first time in its 13-year history. → Read More
The clues that may reveal the Medibank hacker
REvil were one of the most notorious Russian cybercrime gangs in the world. Then they disappeared. → Read More
‘Sell Medibank stocks’: threat to release data in 24 hours
Lawyers say damages could run into the billions as criminals claiming to have stolen the personal information of about 10 million Australians from the country’s largest health insurer move closer to releasing it. → Read More
New COVID variants increase reinfection risk
Case numbers are expected to rise in the coming weeks with new sub-variants of coronavirus circulating in Australia. → Read More
Cybercrime increases to one report every seven minutes
Cybercrime is on the rise and the lines between nation-states and criminal gangs are blurring. → Read More
ASIC-banned Dominique Grubisa spruiks Facebook masterclass
Dominique Grubisa is all over Facebook selling asset protection advice. We’re waiting for the Law Society to notice. → Read More
Mulberry franchisee run by Sneakerboy retailers owes staff super
Around 170 staff were owed $575,851 in entitlements as of late September, according to a report filed with ASIC. → Read More
The rate rises we had to have: REA chief says property was too hot
REA Group chief executive Owen Wilson says the surging price of Australian property was unsustainable. → Read More
Jan Cameron, ATO walk back from public court fight over Bellamy’s sale
It is unclear whether the parties resolved the matter or are still in dispute outside of court. → Read More
ASIC forces closure of trading house spruiked by Steve Smith
The business will wind up by the end of the month and former executives will be banned for eight years. → Read More
Familiar foes await Socceroos at Qatar World Cup
The Socceroos team will maintain its underdog status going into the group stages of the World Cup finals in Qatar. → Read More
PE Capital Funds Management likely traded while insolvent: liquidator
Creditors to PE Capital Funds Management are wondering where the nearly $12 million owed to them went. → Read More
Firms that borrowed from property guru’s entities face wind-up actions
Two of the three companies facing wind-up were lent money by Sasha Hopkins’ now collapsed property entities. → Read More
‘Sham’ carbon credits, banks in ACCC’s sights
The regulator will use both competition and consumer laws to go after companies overhyping their green credentials. → Read More
New ACCC boss ‘gutsy’, with ‘extraordinary knowledge’
Both Graeme Samuel and Allan Fels tried to lure Ms Cass-Gottlieb to the regulator during their tenures. → Read More
Criminal crypto-whales play the long game
Criminals have investment strategies too, and holding on to bitcoin is a lucrative business. → Read More
Little-known Aussie firm’s legal win over Apple
Charter Pacific Corporation’s battle against the tech giant over a patent infringement has played out in court. → Read More
To pay or not to pay: cyber ransom demands can be a grey area
Whether to pay a ransom to cybercriminals can be a difficult decision when life, health and safety are at risk. → Read More
‘There was always a gap’: Forum staffer quizzed boss on financing
A former junior accountant told the court he was not surprised to learn of an alleged fraud within the Forum Group. → Read More