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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Investment Advisor Pushes $45,650,000 Bank Fraud Scheme, Shovels Defrauded Money Into Property and Private Plane

A Nebraska-based investment advisor faces up to 30 years in prison after admitting he's behind an attempted $45.65 million fraud…

June 18, 2025

DOJ Charges Six Individuals for Allegedly Stealing ‘Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Checks From the Mail

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging a group of individuals who allegedly stole millions of dollars worth of…

June 16, 2025

Fraud Mastermind Executes $547,455 Business Email Scam, Duping Victims Into Sending Fraudulent Transfers: DOJ

A 54-year-old man from Ohio is facing nearly five years in prison for his involvement in an email spoofing scheme…

June 16, 2025

147,116 Americans Hit by Massive Data Breach – Firm Says Unknown Attacker May Have Exposed Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers and More

A major cybersecurity incident at a healthcare firm may have exposed the sensitive personal and health records of more than…

June 16, 2025

Woman To Serve Four Years in Prison for Role in $800,000 Business Email Hack That Tricked Victims Into Sending Fraudulent Bank Wires

An accountant and adjunct business instructor from Scranton, Pennsylvania, is sentenced to federal prison for her involvement in a multi-state…

June 15, 2025

65-Year-Old Forced Out of Retirement After Losing ‘Everything’ in Elaborate Bank Fraud Scam

An elderly man lost his entire life savings to an elaborate scam that drained his bank account, ending his retirement…

June 15, 2025

NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal To Settle FTX Endorsement Lawsuit for $1,800,000

New court filings show that NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal will settle a lawsuit related to the endorsement of defunct crypto…

June 14, 2025

GameStop Handing $4,500,000 To Customers After Allegedly Violating Privacy Laws, Sending Personal Information To Facebook

GameStop is preparing to distribute millions of dollars to customers to settle allegations that the gaming giant illegally shared their…

June 14, 2025

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and TD Bank Issue Data Breach Alerts, Say Critical Information on Several Customers Compromised

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and TD Bank are disclosing data breaches that are placing some customers' accounts and personal…

June 14, 2025

Hackers Target 12,184,351 Android Devices in Just Three Months in Push To Steal Credentials, Crack Bank Accounts: Report

A leading security firm is reporting a sharp rise in cyberattacks targeting Android devices, with over 12 million attempts to…

June 14, 2025