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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Scammer Poses As Truist Bank Employee, Dupes Victim Into Handing Over $15,000 To Fake FBI Agent: Report

A Virginia man says he lost $15,000 after a scammer posing as a Truist Bank employee convinced him to hand…

June 20, 2026

IBM Issues Warning on ‘Well-Camouflaged’ Bank Malware That’s Draining Login Credentials

A banking malware that is "well-camouflaged" and “nearly invisible” to cyber threat detection systems is on the loose in Latin…

June 19, 2026

California Scammer Masterminds $10,000,000 Financial Fraud Scheme, Targets Elderly While Posing As Law Enforcement: Report

A Southern California man will spend seven years in jail after orchestrating a multi-million dollar financial fraud scheme that targeted…

June 18, 2026

Bank Insider Accepts Bribes, Opens Fake Accounts To Launder $5,500,000 in Drug Proceeds: DOJ

A former retail banker at TD Bank has admitted to accepting bribes and taking advantage of his position to help…

June 18, 2026

Husband-Wife Duo Admits To Orchestrating $1,000,000 Bank Fraud Home Theft Scheme in California

A Mexican couple has admitted to fraudulently selling Southern California homes they did not own and laundering approximately $1 million…

June 17, 2026

West Coast Couple Steals Nearly $229,000 From Banks and Customers in Identity Fraud Scheme: DOJ

A couple in Washington state has admitted to stealing nearly $229,000 from banks and their customers. According to the DOJ,…

June 17, 2026

Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Indicted Over Alleged $1,900,000 Crypto Ponzi Scheme

An independent candidate for Governor of Tennessee is facing an eleven-count federal indictment for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme…

June 16, 2026

Man Accused of Draining Nearly $100,000,000 From California Bank in Scheme ‘Designed to Deceive at Every Turn’

A California man is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding a bank out of nearly $100 million. The U.S. Department…

June 15, 2026

Wells Fargo Insider Steals $800,000 From Bank, Fabricates Records To Hide the Theft: DOJ

A Wells Fargo employee abused his inside position to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the bank, according to…

June 13, 2026

California Healthcare Firm Sending Up To $5,100 Per Person Over Data Breach Affecting 269,547 Americans

A California healthcare firm is preparing to pay more than $1.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a…

June 13, 2026