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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

145,000 Americans Warned After ‘Unauthorized Entity’ Breaches Healthcare Firm, Accessing Trove of Sensitive Information

A healthcare firm has disclosed a major cybersecurity incident that may have exposed the personally identifying and personal health data…

January 22, 2026

TD Bank Executive Conspires With Money Laundering Network To Move Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through Lender: DOJ

An executive at banking giant TD Bank is pleading guilty to helping criminals launder hundreds of millions of dollars. The…

January 22, 2026

South Korean Authorities Accuse Three Chinese Nationals of Laundering $101,000,000 Worth of Crypto: Report

South Korean customs authorities are accusing three Chinese nationals of facilitating an international crime ring that laundered more than $101…

January 20, 2026

Woman Allegedly Scams Major US Bank, Steals $23,000 Through False Identity

A 42-year-old woman from Charlotte, North Carolina is accused of carrying out a lucrative scheme targeting a major US bank.…

January 19, 2026

Scammer Takes $2,000,000 From Crypto Traders After Posing As Coinbase Support, Blows Money on Bottle Service and Gambling: ZachXBT

A fraudster has now taken more than $2 million from crypto traders by posing as a Coinbase support agent, according…

January 18, 2026

Texas Couple Drains $25,000,000 From Investors in Massive Pyramid Scheme, Promising Guaranteed 800% Returns

A married couple in Texas has been convicted of masterminding a multi-million dollar pyramid scheme that promised massive, instant returns.…

January 18, 2026

Scammers Drain $20,000 Life Savings From Wells Fargo Customer After Posing as Bank and Federal Agents: Report

A scammer posing as an FBI official has successfully taken a Wells Fargo customer's entire life savings. Diane Fendley of…

January 18, 2026

537,877 Americans Warned After Hackers Hit Payments Firm – Names, Transaction Histories and More at Risk

A cybersecurity breakdown at a digital payments firm is affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans. GSPlatformCo Inc., which manages payment…

January 18, 2026

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Warn Zelle Transactions May Be Blocked in New Crackdown on Scams

US banks are taking new steps to stop illicit transactions on Zelle. JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo…

January 17, 2026

Up to $5,000 per Person To Be Handed Out Over Massive Data Breach That Exposed Info of 2,501,324 People

A $10 million class action settlement is on the table after one of the biggest student loan servicing pipelines in…

January 17, 2026