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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Radiant Capital Working With US Law Enforcement To Freeze Stolen Crypto Assets After $50,000,000 Hack This Week

The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Radiant Capital (RDNT) is working with US law enforcement to freeze stolen assets after suffering…

October 19, 2024

JPMorgan Chase Refuses To Reimburse Customer After Bank’s Employee Allegedly Steals $30,000 From Account: Report

JPMorgan Chase refused to reimburse a customer for more than a year after the bank's own employee allegedly drained $30,000…

October 19, 2024

13,000 People Hacked As Criminal Organization Cracks Smartphones, Drains Bank Accounts, Steals Passwords, Audio Recordings, Photos, Text Messages and More: Report

Security researchers say a newly discovered piece of malicious software designed to drain bank accounts has hit 13,000 people. Experts…

October 19, 2024

EigenLayer (EIGEN) X Account Hacked in Phishing Scam Less Than One Month After the Token’s Launch

The social media platform X account behind a new Ethereum (ETH) 'restaking' protocol has been compromised weeks after the token's…

October 18, 2024

FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Hacked SEC’s X Account in January and Prematurely Announced Bitcoin ETF Approval

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested on Thursday an Alabama man who is allegedly behind the hacking of the…

October 18, 2024

Scarlett Johansson, Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift Are Top 3 Celebrity Names Exploited for Online Scams: Cybersecurity Giant McAfee

Cybersecurity giant McAfee says thieves are increasingly using the names of popular US celebrities to lure consumers to online scams.…

October 16, 2024

Billion-Dollar Bank Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $10,000 Stolen From Account – Until the Media Gets Involved: Report

America’s 20th-largest bank by total assets is accused of refusing to reimburse a customer who lost money to a scammer…

October 16, 2024

US Government Launches Manhunt for Man Accused of Running $150,000,000 Crypto Scam: Report

US authorities have reportedly launched a manhunt investigation to capture a German man charged with operating a $150 million crypto…

October 15, 2024

Bad Actors Selling Deepfake Tool To Bypass Crypto Exchange Security Protocols, According to Cybersecurity Firm

A network security firm is warning that criminals have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that targets crypto exchange platforms.…

October 13, 2024

Thousands Drained From Elderly Man’s Bank Account in Sophisticated ‘Hi Dad’ Email Scheme As Lender Remains Silent: Report

An elderly parent is reportedly devastated after scammers contacted him via email masquerading as his own daughter. Françoise Schorosch says…

October 12, 2024