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New South Wales (Australia) Online Court Registry Hacked
June 16, 2025 - Investigations are underway into a "major data breach" of the New South Wales Online Registry after 9,000 sensitive court files, including domestic violence orders and affidavits, were downloaded. The portal provides access to sensitive information about both civil and criminal cases across the NSW court system. NSW Police said detectives were investigating the "major data breach". "Cybercrime detectives commenced an investigation under Strike Force Pardey and are working closely with DCJ in order to contain the breach after approximately 9,000 sensitive court files, including apprehended violence orders and affidavits, were downloaded," a police spokesperson said...
Alberta More Than Doubles Court Search Fees
June 15, 2025 - Alberta More Than Doubles Court Search Fees The Alberta government has hiked a raft of court fees — including more than doubli...
How Banks and FIs Prepare For Emerging Fraud Risks
June 13, 2025 - The emergence of sophisticated fraud risks like Fraud-as-a-Service (CaaS) and synthetic identity fraud presents significant challenges for banks an...
Why CRAs in Pre-employment Background Screening Tell Their Wholesalers That We Don't Pay You For you
June 02, 2025 - Why CRAs in Pre-employment Background Screening Tell Their Wholesalers That We Don't Pay You For your Clears. We pay You For Your Hits. &nb...
Background Scrrening Wholesaler's Say, "It's Not the Hits, It's the Volume"
June 02, 2025 - Wholesaler’s Say “It’s Not the Hits , It’s the Volume” The wholesaler's problem is if their quantity of reque...
A Short History of Criminal Background Searches in Employment
May 29, 2025 - Most of us have encountered criminal background checks when applying for a job. The practice has become so common that it seems like the norm. Howe...
Canadian Legal Information Database Sues Company Behind AI Chatbot
May 20, 2025 - The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has taken the makers of an AI chatbot to court over what it says is a violation of its ter...
Pending Criminal Cases Can Be Useful For An Employment Background Check
May 20, 2025 - While it might seem counterintuitive to consider pending cases, as they haven't resulted in a conviction, there are several reasons why they ca...
Let's Review Les Rosen's Behind The Screens Podcast Series
May 13, 2025 - Les Rosen's "Behind the Screens" is a podcast series that offers an insider's perspective on the background screening indus...
Mexico's Criminal Judiciary Explained in a Nutshell
May 08, 2025 - Similar to the U.S. system, criminal activity in Mexico falls under either federal or state jurisdiction, but the Mexican system classifies crimina...
CRA's Responsibilities Reporting Criminal Records
May 06, 2025 - What more should a Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) do for criminal record checks other than using a trusted source and reporting their findings?...
How To Search For A Court Record When Only a Single Name (for instance, the given name is George and
May 01, 2025 - In most court record systems - Where it is determined that the individual’s name cannot be divided into two parts, the name as...
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Reports Progress On Transparency Promises
April 28, 2025 - New Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos released a progress report Monday claiming her team is already digging out from a backlog...
Ukraine's First Instance Courts - What Are They?
April 25, 2025 - The local courts are the courts of first instance in Ukraine for both civil and criminal cases. These courts are also referred to as: ...
The Hierarchy of the Panama Criminal Courts
April 25, 2025 - The hierarchy of the Panama Criminal Courts is structured in a three-tiered system: *1. Municipal Courts (Juzgados Municipales)...
All About Greenland Courts
April 17, 2025 - The Greenlandic court system has a three-tiered hierarchy: District Courts (Eqqartuussisoqarfik / Kredsret): These are the courts of first...
The Hierarchy of the Civil Courts in Germany
April 14, 2025 - The hierarchy of the Civil Courts in Germany, which fall under the "Ordinary Jurisdiction" (Ordentliche Gerichtsbarkeit), has a four-tier...
Perpetual Motion: The Case for Continuous KYC
April 11, 2025 - Last October, TD Bank was fined more than $3 billion after pleading guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and conspiracy to commit money lau...
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