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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Financial Services Firm Hit With Massive Data Breach, Sensitive Records of 131,483 Americans Stolen

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are being warned about a data breach at the financial services firm Hightower Holding. In…

March 28, 2026

Bank Employee Steals $327,500 From Customer’s Accounts in Series of Illicit Transactions: Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) says a US bank employee stole a six-figure sum from a customer. When Brenda Fuson…

March 28, 2026

Sensitive Data of 2,697,540 Americans at Risk As Benefits Administrator Hit by Major Data Breach

A Washington-based employee benefits administrator has suffered a security breach and placed the data of 2,697,540 Americans at risk. In…

March 28, 2026

Bank CEO Drains $24,900,000 After Using Lender As ‘Personal ATM,’ Triggering Collapse: DOJ

The former CEO of Nodus International Bank has pleaded guilty for leading a scheme that fraudulently siphoned at least $24.9…

March 28, 2026

Bank Handing $475,000 To Customers and Attorneys After ‘Unauthorized Actor’ Accesses Highly Sensitive Information

A US bank has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to compensate its customers after their data fell…

March 28, 2026

$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