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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

748,763 Americans Now at Risk of Financial Fraud – Firm Says Hacker May Have Stolen Names, Social Security Numbers, Bank Records, Credit Card Details and More in Massive Data Breach

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now at risk of financial fraud and identity theft following a massive data breach…

July 20, 2025

Google Takes Legal Action Against ‘BadBox 2.0’ Botnet That Compromised More Than 10,000,000 Devices

Tech giant Google is taking legal action against a Botnet that exploited over 10 million Internet-of-Things (IoT) Android devices. In…

July 19, 2025

More than 1,700 Data Breaches Impact 165,745,452 Victims in the US in the First Half of 2025: Identity Theft Resource Center

Nearly half of the US population has been impacted by data breaches in the first half of 2025 alone, according…

July 19, 2025

Woman Receives $501,450,311 in Bank Account, Tells Authorities She Doesn’t Know Where It Came From – Now She’s Facing Prison: Report

A 58-year-old woman is awaiting prison after receiving over half a billion dollars in mysterious and unexplained funds in her…

July 19, 2025

Stolen Crypto Funds Surpassing 2024 Totals Only Halfway Through 2025: Chainalysis

Blockchain data research firm Chainalysis says that North Korean hackers are on track to make 2025 the biggest year in…

July 17, 2025

Father of Crypto Tycoon Vanishes As $1,000,000+ Drained from His Bank Accounts: Report

The father of a successful crypto investor is missing, and his family is worried he may have been kidnapped. Wen…

July 17, 2025

Data of 160,759 Americans Now at Risk – Firm Warns Names, Social Security Numbers, Financial Account Records and More May Have Been Exposed

More than a hundred thousand Americans are now at risk of identity theft and fraud after a hacker hit a…

July 16, 2025

Scammer Drains $10,000,000 From IRS in International Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme: DOJ

A scammer pleaded guilty after participating in a scheme that convinced the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay out $10…

July 16, 2025

Alleged Ponzi Fraudster Fleeces $140,000,000 From 300 Investors After Loan Business Collapse: SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that a Georgia man allegedly defrauded 300 investors in a Ponzi scheme…

July 14, 2025

$803,000 Drained From Elderly Victim’s Account in Check Fraud Scheme – Mastermind Faces up to 30 Years Behind Bars: DOJ

A fraudster who drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly victim's account is now staring at the possibility…

July 13, 2025