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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Three US Banks Reveal Data Breaches, Exposing Hundreds of Customers’ Personal and Account Information

Three US banks are warning customers that their sensitive personally identifiable information has been exposed. In a filing with the…

October 12, 2024

Wells Fargo, Bank of America Customers Lose Thousands of Dollars To Bank Impostor Scams – How One Victim Got Her Money Back

A pair of bank customers, one at Wells Fargo and the other at Bank of America, say they've been hit…

October 12, 2024

US Bank Customers Deposit Fake $100 Bills As Police Issue Warning on Counterfeit Cash: Report

Police in a major US city are looking for suspects as reports of people receiving fake $100 bills spread across…

October 12, 2024

10th-Largest US Bank Paying $3,100,000,000 Fine in Historic Admission of Guilt After Criminals ‘Dump Piles of Cash’ on Banks’ Counters

The 10th-largest bank in the US is preparing to pay a $3.1 billion fine after becoming the first in American…

October 10, 2024

77,099 Americans Exposed As Financial Giant Leaks Private Customer Information, Discloses Data Breach

A US financial giant says thousands of customers have had their personal information exposed in a mysterious data breach. A…

October 10, 2024

Revolut Says Company Has Prevented $621,880,000 in Potentially Fraudulent Crypto and Fiat Transfers

Digital banking app Revolut says the company blocked more than $621 million of suspected fraudulent crypto and fiat transfers in…

October 9, 2024

$14,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Account in Alleged Chemical Con Job – Bank Says ‘Your Money Is Gone’, Refuses To Reimburse: Report

Wells Fargo says it feels bad for a customer, but refuses to reimburse, after a con artist ripped $14,000 from…

October 8, 2024

Internet Service Giant Says 237,703 Customers’ Social Security Numbers Exposed in Major Data Breach

One of the largest internet service providers in the US says hundreds of thousands of customers' social security numbers have…

October 7, 2024

Vitalik Buterin Donates 100 Ethereum (ETH) to Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Legal Defense Fund

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin is donating 100 ETH to bolster the legal defense fund of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm.…

October 7, 2024

Funds Lost in Crypto Hacks Witnessing Downtrend As Industry Adopts Stronger Security Measures, Says Binance

Crypto exchange Binance says that the amount of digital assets lost in hacks this year is significantly lower than the…

October 6, 2024