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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Data of 160,759 Americans Now at Risk – Firm Warns Names, Social Security Numbers, Financial Account Records and More May Have Been Exposed

More than a hundred thousand Americans are now at risk of identity theft and fraud after a hacker hit a…

July 16, 2025

Scammer Drains $10,000,000 From IRS in International Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme: DOJ

A scammer pleaded guilty after participating in a scheme that convinced the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay out $10…

July 16, 2025

Alleged Ponzi Fraudster Fleeces $140,000,000 From 300 Investors After Loan Business Collapse: SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that a Georgia man allegedly defrauded 300 investors in a Ponzi scheme…

July 14, 2025

$803,000 Drained From Elderly Victim’s Account in Check Fraud Scheme – Mastermind Faces up to 30 Years Behind Bars: DOJ

A fraudster who drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly victim's account is now staring at the possibility…

July 13, 2025

Bank Insider Allegedly Obtains Customers’ Debit Card PINs, Drains $440,000 From Their Accounts in Just Two Months: DOJ

An associate banker at a large national bank is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from customers in…

July 13, 2025

World’s Largest Gambling Company Discloses Hack Affecting 800,000 Users – IP Addresses, Emails and Online Activity Exposed

Online gambling giant Flutter Entertainment says hundreds of thousands of users are affected by a massive hack on its subsidiaries.…

July 13, 2025

Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Banned From Industry After Allegedly Draining $2,580,000 From Former NFL Player’s Account: Report

A financial advisor from Bank of America's wealth management division is reportedly banned from the industry amid allegations that he…

July 13, 2025

Crypto Hacker Who Drained $42,000,000 From GMX Goes White Hat, Returns Funds in Exchange for $5,000,000 Bounty

A crypto hacker who stole tens of millions of dollars from the decentralized crypto perpetuals exchange GMX (GMX) is turning…

July 12, 2025

Record $14,600,000,000 Health Care Fraud Involving Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists And Others Taken Down By Feds

The US government has just taken down the largest health care fraud operation in history. The DOJ says it has…

July 12, 2025

Bank Insider Allegedly Drains $477,000 From 12 Customer Accounts Without Authorization: US Department of Justice

The federal government is accusing a bank employee of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a dozen customers. The…

July 12, 2025