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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Police Issue Warning on Spread of Fake ‘Fraud Department’ Scammers as One Victim Loses $15,000 to Scheme: Report

Scammers are reportedly posing as bank fraud investigators to steal money from unsuspecting victims. According to WPLG Local 10, the…

July 24, 2025

Fraudster Sells Check Images Stolen From Billion-Dollar Bank’s System, Causing Lender To Lose $108,000

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is taking action against a former bank employee who allegedly sold…

July 23, 2025

Former TD Bank Employee Now Barred From Industry After Using Confidential Customer Info To Steal $41,500: OCC

A US banking regulator has barred a former TD Bank employee from the industry after alleging she stole $41,500 via…

July 23, 2025

Bank of America Customer Has $219,000 Stolen From Account by Woman Allegedly Using Fictitious Identities: Report

A Bank of America customer reportedly had hundreds of thousands of dollars drained from her account by a thief using…

July 23, 2025

FBI Ends Investigation Into Kraken Founder Jesse Powell, Returns Dozens of Seized Computers and Devices: Report

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is dropping its investigation into the well-known founder of crypto exchange Kraken, Jesse…

July 22, 2025

Records of 1,905,000 Americans at Risk As Names, Addresses, Medical Histories and More Potentially Stolen by Hacker: Report

Nearly two million Americans are at risk of identity theft following a data breach in which a hacker stole sensitive…

July 22, 2025

$44,200,000 Vanishes From Crypto Exchange After Internal Account Compromised in Server Breach

One of the largest crypto exchanges in India just lost millions of dollars worth of digital assets following a security…

July 21, 2025

Fashion-Tech CEO Allegedly Defrauded $300,000,000 From Investors Through Fabricated Documents and False Claims: DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging a fashion tech CEO for allegedly defrauding investors of hundreds of millions…

July 21, 2025

Hackers Hit Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – 103,000 Americans Warned Names, Addresses, Provider Records and Other Sensitive Data at Risk

A major cybersecurity incident has exposed sensitive personal and health records of tens of thousands of Americans. In a notice,…

July 20, 2025

Billion-Dollar Bank Loses $107,635 in One Day As Thieves Allegedly Infect ATMs With Malware: Report

A Michigan-based bank has reportedly lost tens of thousands of dollars in just 24 hours to thieves running an advanced…

July 20, 2025