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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Scammers Drain $250,000 From Elderly Couple’s Bank Account After Masquerading As Amazon and FBI Agents: Report

Hackers posing as representatives at Amazon and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have scammed an elderly Nebraska couple out of…

January 4, 2026

Hackers Hit Healthcare Firm – Data of 113,232 Americans, Including Social Security Numbers and Financial Records at Risk

Hackers have targeted a nonprofit mental health services provider in a cybersecurity incident that may have exposed sensitive personal information…

January 3, 2026

Hackers Drain Android Users’ Bank Accounts, Target 60 Banks and Financial Institutions Worldwide in Major Malware Attack: Report

Hackers are targeting dozens of banking and financial apps in a global push to empty Android users' bank accounts, according…

January 3, 2026

Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $14,952 Abruptly Drained From Account: Report

An elderly Wells Fargo customer says the bank has done nothing to rectify the theft of more than $10,000 from…

January 3, 2026

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