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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

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

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