Fighting Fraud

58 FIGHTING FRAUD

malicious threat agents, for these will change over time as technology,

society, education, national and international politics, culture, and a host

of other factors change and have an effect.

Malicious Threat Agent — State Sponsored

State-sponsored malicious fraud threats may take any form, such as attacks

against fi nancial systems in order to modify public perception or cause

instability in the country and cause or prevent the country from taking

other actions. Characteristically, this group will be risk averse and will be

conservative in its actions, making great efforts to evade identifi cation.

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