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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Bank Employee Banned From Industry After Allegedly Stealing $15,000 From Lender, Hiding Paper Trail With Rotten Receipts

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is taking action against a former bank employee for allegedly stealing…

June 3, 2024

Bank Manager Steals $208,939 From Customer, Drains Accounts Before and After Victim’s Demise: US Department of Justice

A former bank manager has admitted to stealing from a customer's accounts in a scheme that lasted even after the…

June 2, 2024

Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin Hacked for More Than $300,000,000 Worth of BTC

The Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin announced on Friday that it had been hacked for more than $300 million worth…

June 1, 2024

Hackers Targeting 1,500 Banks and Their Customers in Push To Drain Accounts Across 60 Countries: Report

Black hat hackers have reportedly unleashed malicious software targeting over 1,500 banks and their customers worldwide. Security researchers at IBM…

June 1, 2024

$30,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Account in Seconds – Bank Refuses To Reimburse, Charges $1,184 in Fees To Hacked Customers: Report

A couple in California says Wells Fargo failed to protect $30,000 that was lost to hackers in a heartbeat. Ron…

May 31, 2024

Ex-Investment Banker and Registered Broker Busted in $1,500,000 Crypto Fraud Scheme: DOJ

A former investment banker and registered broker has been sentenced for masterminding a $1.5 million crypto fraud scheme. In a…

May 31, 2024

30,000,000 Customers’ Data Allegedly Exposed and on Sale After Trillion-Dollar Bank Suffers Massive Data Breach: Report

An infamous hacker group says it's behind a breach at one of the world's largest banks. The notorious group ShinyHunters…

May 31, 2024

Crypto Sector Losses to Hacks and Fraud Are Down 20% Year-on-Year, According to Bug Bounty Platform Immunefi

A new report from bug bounty platform Immunefi shows that crypto losses due to hacks and fraud plummeted over the…

May 31, 2024

Disgraced Terra Founder Do Kwon Reaches Preliminary Settlement With the SEC After Being Found Liable for Fraud

Do Kwon appears to have reached a preliminary settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In April, a…

May 31, 2024

US Presidential Candidate Courting Crypto Community’s Vote Found Guilty on 34 Felony Charges

Crypto supporter and US Presidential candidate Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts by a jury in…

May 31, 2024