Food fraud is not a new issue in the food industry. This unethical practice is intricately complex, encompassing deliberate actions aimed at deceiving consumers or gaining undue economic benefits through food manipulation. This includes contaminating food materials, substituting raw ingredients, falsifying labels, manipulating production processes, certification fraud, and fraud within...
Behind the façade of a successful company, there's sometimes a hidden story of financial fraud. This can include things like tampering with financial statements, having ghost employees on the payroll, or using complex tricks in sales. All of this can lead to big financial losses, a damaged reputation, and lost...
Fraud cases often lead investigators to grapple with intricate puzzles in their search for the truth. On one hand, technology-driven investigative methods have proven their contribution in swiftly and efficiently unraveling complex cases. Data analysis, electronic records, and digital forensic tools have become primary pillars in modern investigations. On the other...
Compliance refers to the adherence to rules, regulations, policies, and applicable standards. In the context of business, it entails the organization's or entity's adherence to legal requirements, government regulations, internal organizational rules, and relevant ethical standards. According to Mr. Buntoro, an Inspector from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) of...
Mystery shopping is a professional assessment method used to ensure that service standards are met consistently. Companies require this tool to measure aspects related to customer satisfaction, such as branding, marketing, staff, point of sale, product selection, retail location, purchasing, customer service, and more. There are various reasons for a company...
Elon Musk has been in the news for the past couple of months following his acquisition of Twitter, one of the largest social media networks in the world. In his most recent controversy, Musk took an aim at the OSINT community, which quickly turned into a polemic. The “war” between Musk...
The case of Britta Nielsen may not have received widespread attention from worldwide audiences, but it gained substantial popularity amongst the Danish public. With Denmark being at the top of the list of nations with the least corruption, this fraud case was a bewilderment to many. Emil Ellese Ditzel, a Danish...
After claiming to have obtained and released personal information on the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo and his cabinet members, Bjorka made another splash by offering $100,000 in bitcoin for 3.2 billion data entries reportedly belonging to PeduliLindungi app users on the hacking site, Breach Forums. User...
Artificial intelligence, “Big Data”, robots, the Internet of Things, and blockchain have altered the rules of the game, putting intelligence communities throughout the globe at a crossroads. The proliferation of these technologies, the bulk of which are civilian, might result in data breaches and pose a threat to intelligence agencies. Recent...
While it is critical for companies to take safeguards against external threats, such as hackers, trojans, phishing emails, and ransomware, one key risk that is sometimes overlooked is insider threats, most notably the theft of sensitive information by employees—particularly departing ones. A survey conducted by Haytax, a company specializing in data...
