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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Healthcare Firm Handing $2,000,000+ To Customers After Data Breach Exposes ‘Highly Confidential’ Information of 512,000 People

A US healthcare firm has agreed to pay out millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit filed over…

January 1, 2026

Merrill Lynch, UBS Financial and TD Bank Accused Of Negligence After Woman Loses $700,000 Life Savings To Pop-Up Scam: Report

A trio of financial giants are accused of negligence after an 86-year-old woman lost her six-figure life savings to a…

December 28, 2025

Two Banks Issue Urgent Data Breach Alerts, Warn 69,662 Customers After Hacker Hits Third-Party Vendor

Two US banks are alerting tens of thousands of customers after hackers breached the systems of a third-party vendor. In…

December 27, 2025

228,876 Americans Warned After Hackers Hit Financial Firm – Names, Social Security Numbers and More Potentially Exposed

Nearly a quarter of a million Americans are being warned that their personal and financial information may have been exposed…

December 27, 2025

Healthcare Firm Handing up to $5,000 to Victims After Hack Exposed Full Names, Social Security Numbers, Bank Account Info and Confidential Medical Details

A US healthcare firm has agreed to pay out millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit filed over…

December 26, 2025

Wells Fargo Insider Drains $655,000 From Bank’s Vault and ATMs, Deposits Stash in Personal Accounts: Report

The U.S. Department of Justice says a bank manager drained hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from an American…

December 26, 2025

Bank Insider Drains $140,000 From US Government Using Illegally Obtained Customer Information

A former bank executive used his position at the lender to drain more than $140,000 from two US government programs.…

December 21, 2025

Pastor Drains Church and Daycare Funds To Fund Luxury Lifestyle, Triggering $3,222,771 Tax Loss: DOJ

A pastor and businessman from New York has admitted to a tax evasion scheme that cost the US government millions…

December 21, 2025

181,160 Americans Warned After Major Cybersecurity Breach Hits Healthcare Firm, Placing Trove of Sensitive Data at Risk

The personal information of thousands of US citizens is now at risk after a healthcare firm suffered a security breach.…

December 20, 2025

Bank Employee Accused of Quietly Draining $40,000 From Customers’ Accounts in Just Five Weeks

A bank employee is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from customers' accounts over a period of less…

December 20, 2025