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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Houston Man Orchestrates $40,000,000 Bank Fraud Scheme, Fooling Lenders Into Backing Big Loans for Bogus Companies: DOJ

A Houston resident directed a major bank fraud scheme that laundered at least $40 million, according to the U.S. Department…

February 23, 2026

Criminals Hack Hundreds of US ATMs, Force Machines To Spew $20,000,000 In One Year: FBI

The FBI is warning financial institutions and the public about a sharp rise in attacks that compromise ATMs, forcing them…

February 21, 2026

Bank Insider Orchestrates $500,000 Fraud Scheme, Leaks Confidential Customer Information To Criminals: DOJ

An employee at a US banking giant has been caught orchestrating a $500,000 fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Department…

February 21, 2026

Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $4,400 Abruptly Drained From Account – Insisting Customer Approved the Withdrawals: Report

A Wells Fargo customer says she's frustrated after spending months contesting illicit charges that drained thousands of dollars from her…

February 20, 2026

626,540 Americans at Risk After Hackers Hit Healthcare Firm, Access Trove of Sensitive Data

A US healthcare firm says a whopping 626,540 Americans are affected by a cyberattack and data breach. ApolloMD disclosed the…

February 19, 2026

Crypto Flows To Human Traffickers Reaches ‘Hundreds of Millions of Dollars,’ Surging 85% in One Year: Chainalysis

The number of crypto payments for human trafficking transactions surged in 2025, according to new report by the blockchain analytics…

February 18, 2026

Scammer Drains $22,000 From Bank of America Account, Pushing Customer To Conduct Fake ‘Sting Operation’

A Bank of America customer in Massachusetts just lost tens of thousands of dollars to an elaborate bank scam. Police…

February 18, 2026

Media Giant Comcast Paying $117,500,000 Settlement To Millions of Customers Over Massive Data Breach

Media and tech giant Comcast is preparing to pay more than $100 million to settle a series of lawsuits over…

February 17, 2026

Bank Issues Warning To 3,996 Customers After Detecting ‘Unauthorized Access’ To Highly Sensitive Information

A US bank is warning nearly 4,000 customers that their names, Social Security numbers and financial account information could be…

February 16, 2026

Scammers Extract $6,000,000 From Hundreds of Americans in Massive Inheritance Fraud Scheme: DOJ

A Nigerian national spearheaded an inheritance scheme that drained more than $6 million from hundreds of Americans, according to the…

February 16, 2026