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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

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

Bank Insider Embezzles $20,000 From Elderly Customer’s Account, Loots Bank Branch Vault: Federal Reserve

A US bank manager is accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly customer’s account and her…

March 21, 2026

‘Partners in Crime’ Drain $9,400,000 From Amazon in Vendor Fraud Scheme, Splurge on Luxury Homes and Cars

Two women have been convicted of ‘brazenly’ stealing nearly $10 million from retail titan Amazon in a fake vendor scheme,…

March 21, 2026

Bank Trojan Hits Android Users, Targets Payment System Used by 150,000,000 People

A new Android banking trojan that uses a mix of human and artificial intelligence agents to steal from victims is…

March 20, 2026

New Jersey Woman Allegedly Drains $86,840 From Bank Accounts in Debit Card Fraud Scheme

A New Jersey woman is accused of draining nearly $90,000 from the bank accounts of half a dozen people. The…

March 20, 2026

PNC Bank Hit With Lawsuit After Allegedly Failing To Protect Customer in $390,000 Gold Coin Scam

A new lawsuit accuses a major US bank of failing to protect an elderly customer from being scammed out of…

March 18, 2026