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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Citi Banker Powers $1,300,000 Scheme To Drain Customer Accounts, Books One-Way Ticket out of the Country

A former Citi Bank employee deployed a multimillion-dollar scheme to drain the accounts of customers and flee the country. According…

March 7, 2026

Woman Allegedly Drains $34,581 From Wells Fargo Customers in Elaborate Bank Fraud Scheme

A 24-year-old woman is accused of orchestrating an elaborate scheme to drain tens of thousands of dollars from Wells Fargo…

March 7, 2026

Bank Vice President Drains $800,000 From Lender Using Customers’ Private Information: DOJ

A US bank vice president has admitted to using sensitive customer information to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from…

March 6, 2026

Patients Receiving Up To $5,000 After Healthcare Firm Breached, Exposing Records of 426,536 Americans

A US orthopedic and neurosurgery practice has agreed to a multi-million dollar class action settlement stemming from a security breach…

March 5, 2026

Virginia Police Officer Drains $819,000 From 13 People Through Inheritance Scam, Spends the Money on Gambling: Report

An ex-Virginia police officer reportedly orchestrated an inheritance scheme that drained a huge sum of cash from his victims. Jerry…

March 5, 2026

U.S. Scam Strike Force Seizes $584,762,751 in Crypto From Chinese Criminal Organizations That Targeted Americans

Authorities say they've seized more than $584.7 million in cryptocurrency tied to Southeast Asian scam compounds run by Chinese transnational…

March 5, 2026

Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After Scammer Drains $18,000 From Account, Finding ‘No Evidence of Fraud’: Report

Wells Fargo has denied a customer's plea for reimbursement after a scammer drained $18,000 from his account, according to a…

February 28, 2026

Surgeon Drains $145,000,000 From US Government and Blue Cross in Massive Fraud Scheme: DOJ

An orthopedic surgeon in Texas orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that drained more than $100 million from the healthcare system,…

February 27, 2026

PayPal Says Highly Sensitive Customer Data Exposed To ‘Unauthorized Individuals’ for Six Months, Triggering Unauthorized Transactions

The payments giant PayPal says a cybersecurity incident left highly sensitive customer information exposed for around six months. In a…

February 27, 2026

Crypto Kidnapping Cases in France Linked to Overseas Organizers: Report

The slew of recent crypto kidnapping attempts in France has been linked to overseas organizers, according to French law enforcement…

February 24, 2026