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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

$3,000,000 Drained From Bank Customers on East Coast in Massive Fraud Scheme

A man in Pennsylvania has admitted to draining millions of dollars from people's bank accounts in a massive fraud scheme.…

March 27, 2026

Coordinated Network of X Accounts Manufacturing Geopolitical Panic To Fuel Pump-and-Dump Crypto Scams: ZachXBT

The pseudonymous blockchain investigator ZachXBT says a network of accounts on the social media platform X is taking advantage of…

March 26, 2026

Names, Social Security Numbers, Account Details and Other Sensitive Information of 20,722 Americans Potentially Exposed As Massachusetts Financial Firm Suffers Data Breach

A US financial firm is warning thousands of Americans that their personal information is at risk after its systems were…

March 24, 2026

U.S. Postal Service Employee Orchestrates $364,000 Bank Fraud Scheme: U.S. Department of Justice

An employee of the United States Postal Service has admitted to abusing his position to power a bank fraud scheme.…

March 24, 2026

US Government Returning $470,735 to Crypto Scam Victims After FBI Seizes Tether From Criminals

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will return approximately $470,735 to two victims of a cryptocurrency investment scam after federal…

March 23, 2026

US Sanctions North Korean Criminal Network for Allegedly Draining $800,000,000 From Businesses in Data Extortion Schemes

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is sanctioning a North Korean criminal organization for allegedly stealing hundreds of millions of…

March 23, 2026

Billion-Dollar Bank Handing $2,400,000 To Customers and Attorneys In Settlement Over Data Breach That Impacted 204,291 People

A US bank is preparing to hand out millions of dollars after a data breach exposed customers’ personal information. The…

March 22, 2026

US Banks Hit by Massive Third-Party Data Breach, Sensitive Information of 672,075 People Potentially Exposed

A digital, marketing and communications firm serving US banks has been hit by a massive data breach that impacted more…

March 21, 2026

Bank Employee Steals $16,247 From Lender, Calls 911 To Report Fake Armed Robbery

A teller has admitted to stealing more than $15,000 from a credit union's cash drawer and calling the police to…

March 21, 2026

90,000 Americans Warned After Healthcare Firm Breached, Placing Patients’ Names, Social Security Numbers and Health Records at Risk

Tens of thousands of Americans are now at risk of identity theft and privacy violations after a healthcare firm suffered…

March 21, 2026