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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

New Bank Trojan Infecting Thousands of Android Devices, Capable of Draining Accounts Automatically, Warns Cleafy

A newly discovered Android banking trojan is giving hackers the ability to hijack mobile devices and drain accounts while victims…

October 12, 2025

Data Breach Victims Will Receive Up To $5,000 After North Carolina Firm Settles Million-Dollar Lawsuit

A North Carolina-based healthcare firm has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit filed over…

October 12, 2025

$1,563,000,000,000 Bank Issues Alert Over ‘Data Security Incident,’ Says Names, Social Security Numbers, Account Details and Other Confidential Info Potentially Exposed

A trillion-dollar bank is sending out an alert to customers after a data breach in its systems was detected. In…

October 11, 2025

Teller Allegedly Forges 90-Year-Old’s Signature and Drains $100,000 From Account – Now Customer Says Bank Refuses To Reimburse

The family of a 90-year-old man is suing his bank for alleged gross negligence and breach of fiduciary duty after…

October 11, 2025

S&P 500 Company Handing $40,000,000 To Victims of Massive Data Breach in Class Action Settlement

A drug wholesale and distribution company listed on the S&P 500 is preparing to distribute tens of millions of dollars…

October 10, 2025

Fraudsters Steal $191,000,000 in Cattle Buyback Ponzi Scheme, Leave Investors Out to Pasture: SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it has dismantled a massive $191 million ponzi scheme centered on sham cattle…

October 10, 2025

171,862 Americans Warned After Hackers Attack Healthcare Firm – Names, Social Security Numbers, Financial Accounts Records and More Potentially Exposed

A cyberattack on a healthcare provider in Florida has led to the exposure of sensitive personal, financial, and health data…

October 10, 2025

$217,000 Allegedly Drained From US Government by Nonprofit Owner Who Claimed To Feed Hungry, Let Hundreds of Boxes of Food Expire: Report

The owner of a nonprofit that supposedly distributed food to the hungry has been indicted on two counts of bank…

October 10, 2025

JPMorgan Chase Issues Warning To Customers, Says Scammers Draining Accounts Through Zelle, Social Media, Fake Websites and More

America's biggest bank just issued an alert to customers, warning scammers are getting more resourceful and convincing every day. JPMorgan…

October 9, 2025

70,000 Discord Users Warned After Massive Hack – Drivers Licenses, Passports, Credit Card Numbers, IP Addresses and More Affected: Report

Discord says a security breach may have compromised the sensitive information of at least 70,000 users. The social giant says…

October 9, 2025