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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Postal Theft Ring That Allegedly Stole Checks and Money Orders From Mailboxes Taken Down by Feds, Facing $1,000,000 Fine and 30-Year Prison Sentence

The alleged perpetrators of an elaborate mail theft ring that stole checks from mailboxes are now facing charges that carry…

August 18, 2025

Fraudster Rips Off $16,000,000 From US Government in COVID Identity Theft Scheme: DOJ

A man from Georgia has been convicted of defrauding the US government out of millions of dollars in a COVID…

August 18, 2025

Kraken Enables Monero (XMR) Deposits As Privacy Coin Struggles With 51% Attack

US crypto exchange Kraken is warning Monero (XMR) holders that deposits could be halted at any moment now that the coin…

August 18, 2025

Auto Dealer Drains $26,400,000 From Capital One in Massive Bank Fraud Scheme: DOJ

A former auto dealer is facing a maximum of 30 years in prison for running a massive bank fraud scheme.…

August 17, 2025

China-Owned Firms Caught in Alleged Fraud Scheme, Agree To Pay $21,660,983 to US Government: DOJ

Three firms with direct ties to the People's Republic of China allegedly defrauded the US government by siphoning funds allocated…

August 17, 2025

Google Confirms Hackers Broke Into Tech Giant’s Salesforce System, Exposing Sensitive Information of Small Businesses

Hackers have gained access to tech giant Google's inner systems using its Salesforce account as an entry point. The tech…

August 17, 2025

Hackers Drain $6,958 From 72-Year-Old’s Wells Fargo Account, Initiate Louis Vuitton Shopping Spree As Bank Takes Zero Action, Refuses To Reimburse: Report

Wells Fargo reportedly put a 72-year-old man through a nightmare ordeal after hackers drained thousands of dollars from his bank…

August 16, 2025

Criminals Use Fake Money To Buy $163,000 Worth of Rolex Watches, Gold Chains and Bracelets: Report

A man from Tennessee is reportedly facing charges for allegedly using counterfeit money to buy $160,000 of jewelry from a…

August 15, 2025

$48,930,711 in Crypto Assets Looted in Massive Exchange Hack As Stolen Haul Converted to Ethereum: On-Chain Data

New data from the cybersecurity firm PeckShield reveals that tens of millions of dollars worth of digital assets were stolen…

August 15, 2025

U.S. Justice Department Seizes $2,870,000+ in Crypto, Cash and Luxury Car From Man Allegedly Running Ransomware Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seizing millions of dollars worth of crypto, cash, and a luxury car from…

August 15, 2025