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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

DOJ Arrests CFO of Media Outlet Epoch Times for Alleged $67,000,000 Money Laundering Scheme Involving Crypto

The U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York (USAO-SDNY), is charging the chief financial officer of The Epoch Times,…

June 5, 2024

Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’ Behind $4,000,000,000 OneCoin Fraud May Never Be Found: Report

The infamous scammer behind the $4 billion OneCoin fraud allegedly worked with a prolific drug kingpin, according to a new…

June 5, 2024

Bank Employee Banned From Industry After Allegedly Stealing $15,000 From Lender, Hiding Paper Trail With Rotten Receipts

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is taking action against a former bank employee for allegedly stealing…

June 3, 2024

Bank Manager Steals $208,939 From Customer, Drains Accounts Before and After Victim’s Demise: US Department of Justice

A former bank manager has admitted to stealing from a customer's accounts in a scheme that lasted even after the…

June 2, 2024

Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin Hacked for More Than $300,000,000 Worth of BTC

The Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin announced on Friday that it had been hacked for more than $300 million worth…

June 1, 2024

Hackers Targeting 1,500 Banks and Their Customers in Push To Drain Accounts Across 60 Countries: Report

Black hat hackers have reportedly unleashed malicious software targeting over 1,500 banks and their customers worldwide. Security researchers at IBM…

June 1, 2024

$30,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Account in Seconds – Bank Refuses To Reimburse, Charges $1,184 in Fees To Hacked Customers: Report

A couple in California says Wells Fargo failed to protect $30,000 that was lost to hackers in a heartbeat. Ron…

May 31, 2024

Ex-Investment Banker and Registered Broker Busted in $1,500,000 Crypto Fraud Scheme: DOJ

A former investment banker and registered broker has been sentenced for masterminding a $1.5 million crypto fraud scheme. In a…

May 31, 2024

30,000,000 Customers’ Data Allegedly Exposed and on Sale After Trillion-Dollar Bank Suffers Massive Data Breach: Report

An infamous hacker group says it's behind a breach at one of the world's largest banks. The notorious group ShinyHunters…

May 31, 2024

Crypto Sector Losses to Hacks and Fraud Are Down 20% Year-on-Year, According to Bug Bounty Platform Immunefi

A new report from bug bounty platform Immunefi shows that crypto losses due to hacks and fraud plummeted over the…

May 31, 2024