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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Nearly Half of All Zelle Scams at JPMorgan Chase and Other US Banks Traced To Single Source: Report

A single company is fueling a massive volume of scams on the popular bank-owned payments network Zelle, according to a…

May 24, 2025

437,329 Americans Hit by Massive Data Breach – Customer’s Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers, Medical Records and More at Risk

A large private healthcare system in the US has been breached, leaking the personal information of hundreds of thousands of…

May 24, 2025

JPMorgan Chase, TD Bank Issue Data Breach Alerts After Rogue Workers Steal Sensitive Info, Triggering Fraudulent Transactions for Several Customers

Rogue employees at JPMorgan Chase and TD Bank have exposed customers to fraud by accessing and sharing privileged information. In…

May 23, 2025

Retail Giant To Lose $403,000,000 After ‘Highly Sophisticated and Targeted’ Cyberattack Exposes Sensitive Customer Data

Giant British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is expected to lose more than $400 million due to a cyberattack that…

May 23, 2025

Thief Behind Massive Coinbase Exploit Swaps Stolen Crypto and Trolls On-Chain Sleuth ZachXBT

The thief behind the massive Coinbase exploit earlier this month has begun swapping their stolen crypto. On Wednesday, pseudonymous on-chain…

May 23, 2025

Hacker Plunders $223,000,000 Worth of Crypto from Sui-Based Decentralized Exchange

The largest decentralized exchange (DEX) and liquidity protocol on the layer-1 blockchain Sui (SUI) is temporarily disabling its smart contracts…

May 23, 2025

Department of Justice Charges Two Men in Alleged $227,000,000 Medicare Scam

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging two men with running a $227 million Medicare scheme. According to a…

May 22, 2025

69,461 People Impacted by Coinbase Data Breach, Exposing Addresses, Account Balances, Government IDs and Partial Social Security Numbers

Coinbase's legal team says the exchange's recently disclosed data breach impacted 69,461 people. A filing with the Maine Attorney General's…

May 22, 2025

Feds Charge Atlanta Man for Allegedly Applying for Over $3,390,000 in Fraudulent Small Business Loans During COVID

US authorities arrested an Atlanta man this week on charges related to his alleged connection to a COVID-19 relief loan…

May 21, 2025

Man Faces Multiple Charges in Alleged $350,000 Check Kiting Scam Targeting US Banks

A 42-year-old man from Connecticut has been taken into custody for his alleged role in a check fraud ring that…

May 20, 2025