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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Bank Employees And Co-Conspirators Allegedly Orchestrate $8,800,000 Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Americans in Multi-State Operation

A multi-state, multi-million dollar investigation dubbed Operation Teller-to-Telegram just concluded with the arrest of several individuals who allegedly engaged in…

July 28, 2025

41,270 Americans Now at Risk of Financial Fraud – Firm Says Names, Social Security Numbers, Account Records and More May Have Been Exposed

Tens of thousands of Americans are at risk of financial fraud after hackers managed to siphon customer data stored on…

July 28, 2025

Fraudster Drains $3,700,000 From Investors After Posing As U.S. Department of Homeland Security Agent and Attorney

A Utah man will spend nine years behind bars and pay millions of dollars in restitution after defrauding investors to…

July 27, 2025

Three US Banks Sued Over Alleged Links to Massive Ponzi Scheme, Accused of Backing Criminal Mastermind Despite Red Flags: Report

Three US banks are facing a class action lawsuit over their alleged involvement in a Ponzi scheme. Community Financial Services…

July 27, 2025

$3,348,951 Worth of ‘Gold Paste’ Seized At Airport After Couple Orchestrates Creative Smuggling Technique On Dubai Flight

Airport security has snagged several million dollars in liquefied gold from a couple attempting to smuggle it into India. According…

July 26, 2025

Bank Insider Drains $195,000 From Churches, Kids Museum and Customers, Fakes Own Death To Prevent Recovery of Incriminating Evidence: US Department of Justice

A bank employee is pleading guilty to stealing from the lender’s customers and lying to conceal her guilt, according to…

July 26, 2025

$10,000 To Be Handed To US Bank’s Customers After ‘Extraordinary Losses’ Allegedly Triggered by Data Breach

A US bank has agreed to pay up to $10,000 to customers affected by an alleged data breach that exposed…

July 25, 2025

New Malware Variant Taps Microsoft Technology To Steal Sensitive Bank Customer Data: Cybersecurity Researchers

Security researchers are warning of a newly identified malware variant that makes use of Microsoft technology to steal bank customer…

July 25, 2025

Arizona Woman Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Role in Assisting North Korean Hackers Pose as US Citizens in $17,000,000 Scheme: DOJ

A woman from Arizona has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for helping North Korean hackers pose as American…

July 25, 2025

5,400,000 Americans’ Personal Health Information Stolen in Massive Ransomware Attack on Medical Billing Company

A healthcare tech company is warning millions of Americans that their personal data has been stolen by hackers. Data breach…

July 24, 2025