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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Hackers Infiltrate Grocery Giant, Steal ‘Huge Amounts’ of Customer and Employee Data in Extortion Scheme: Report

A large grocery chain has been exploited by hackers who are now telling the media that the attack is much…

May 11, 2025

Man Allegedly Drains $3,000,000 From Bank Using Fraudulent Identities, Friends, Family and an Insider

The US government says a 56-year-old Georgia man used friends, family and an insider to steal over $3 million from…

May 11, 2025

Eight Arrested in Multi-State Bank Fraud Conspiracy That Caused Over $1,500,000 in Losses: DOJ

Prosecutors have handed out prison time for eight individuals involved in a wide-ranging conspiracy of wire, bank and mail fraud.…

May 11, 2025

25,000,000 Customers’ Personal Information At Risk As Telecom Giant Discovers Malware for Mass SIM Swapping

A telecom giant is offering 25 million people free SIM cards after a massive hack left its customers' sensitive personal…

May 10, 2025

$2,950,000 Enters Fraudulent Accounts at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and BBVA in Million-Dollar Romance and Money Laundering Scheme: Report

A man living in Phoenix, Arizona is heading to prison after allegedly using fraudulent accounts at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo,…

May 10, 2025

413,032 Americans Affected As Major Data Breach Leaks Customer Names, Social Security Numbers, Financial Records and More

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now at risk of identity theft and fraud after a major data breach at…

May 10, 2025

Criminal Groups Allegedly Target Bank of America, Capital One and Wells Fargo Customers, Steal $155,000 in Brutal Robbery Scheme: Report

Customers at several of the largest banks in the US are reportedly victims of a ruthless robbery scheme, according to…

May 9, 2025

Founder of Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud

The founder of the collapsed crypto platform Celsius has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars. Alexander Mashinsky was initially…

May 9, 2025

Bank Data Breach Blamed on Insider As Social Security Numbers, Account Information and Addresses of 43 Customers Exposed

A US bank is blaming one of its own employees for the exposure of the sensitive data impacting dozens of…

May 9, 2025

Spyware Firm Ordered To Pay $167,250,000 in Damages for Enabling WhatsApp Hacks of 1,400 Smartphone Devices: Report

An Israel-based cyber intelligence firm has reportedly been ordered to pay damages for the security breach of the instant messaging…

May 8, 2025