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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Alleged Mastermind Behind $30,000,000 Scam That Targeted Elderly Americans Arrested: Report

A 42-year-old man who is accused of running a $30 million scam targeting elderly Americans has reportedly just been arrested…

July 8, 2025

$100,000,000 Stolen From Central Bank of Brazil in Single Night After Alleged Insider Sold Credentials to Hackers: Report

Hackers reportedly stole $100 million from the Central Bank of Brazil using security credentials purchased from an alleged insider. According…

July 8, 2025

Scammers Impersonating President Trump and JD Vance Inaugural Committee Steal $250,300 From Victims: Report

Federal prosecutors have reportedly filed a complaint against alleged scammers impersonating President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. According…

July 7, 2025

Bank Insider Admits to Nearly Decade-Long Scheme of Falsifying Loan Applications To Steal Funds: DOJ

A bank insider and his co-conspirator admitted to running a nine-year fraud scheme that falsified loan applications to obtain funds. …

July 6, 2025

Fraud Mastermind Carries Out Slew of Inheritance Scams Targeting Elderly and Vulnerable Americans: DOJ

A Nigerian citizen has confessed to masterminding a multi-million-dollar international inheritance scam that targeted elderly or vulnerable Americans. In a…

July 6, 2025

Bank Insider Reportedly Forges Names and Fills Out Fake Withdrawal Slips, Drains $75,000 From Accounts of Eight Customers

A Cleveland bank teller has reportedly been accused of forging names and other documents to drain tens of thousands of…

July 5, 2025

Scammers Drain $70,000 From Bank Accounts in Scheme Targeting JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Capital One Customers: Report

An ATM scheme has reportedly drained tens of thousands of dollars from elderly customers of the biggest banks in the…

July 5, 2025

Bank Employee Allegedly Embezzles $33,212 From Nonprofit She Moonlighted At – And Now the Federal Reserve Has Found Out

The Federal Reserve has caught a bank employee allegedly embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from a nonprofit organization where…

July 5, 2025

Billion-Dollar Bank Handing Thousands of Dollars To Data Breach Victim After Cybersecurity Incident Exposed Names, Social Security Numbers, Account Details

Victims of a bank data breach are set to receive up to $3,000 each after a settlement was reached in…

July 5, 2025

US Lawmakers Probe $870,000,000 in Customer Losses on Zelle, Targeting JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo’s Reimbursement Practices

Zelle and the banks that own the popular payments platform are facing new scrutiny over scams on the trillion-dollar network.…

July 5, 2025