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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

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

Massachusetts Woman Accused of Stealing $111,853 in Social Security and Pension Benefits From US Government

A Massachusetts woman has been charged in federal court for allegedly siphoning government and pension funds tied to a person…

January 17, 2026

JPMorgan Chase Issues Data Breach Warning, Says Customers’ Bank Account Numbers and Personal Information Exposed in Third-Party Hack

JPMorgan Chase says a data breach has exposed customers' sensitive personal and financial information. In a filing with the Office…

January 17, 2026

Hackers Hijack WhatsApp To Steal Users’ Passwords and Drain Bank Accounts: Report

Cybersecurity researchers say hackers are manipulating WhatsApp to steal people's banking credentials. The researchers have discovered a banking trojan affecting…

January 16, 2026

Man Drains $45,000,000 From Banks and Financial Institutions in Historic Heist, Triggering Massive Push for Restitution

A man at the center of one of the largest bank fraud escapades in US history has been ordered to…

January 15, 2026

Bank Insider Accused of Withdrawing $27,000 From Customer Accounts for ‘Personal Benefit’: Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve is taking action against a former US bank employee over the alleged theft of customer funds. The…

January 15, 2026

Crypto Holders Lost $17,000,000,000 to Fraudsters in 2025 As Impersonation Scams Explode: Chainalysis

Cryptocurrency holders lost an estimated $17 billion to scams and fraud in 2025 as impersonation schemes and AI-enabled attacks explode,…

January 15, 2026