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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Controversial Exchange eXch To Shutter in May Amid Allegations the Project Laundered Crypto Stolen in Bybit Hack

The controversial exchange eXch plans to close its doors in May after facing allegations that it laundered crypto stolen in…

April 19, 2025

$100,000 Drained From Bank Accounts At Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Other Lenders in One US County, Say Police – Here’s How

Authorities just issued a new warning about a bank scam that's hitting accounts across the US. Police outside Washington, D.C.…

April 19, 2025

100,000 Americans Exposed As Auto Giant Warns Customers’ Names, Contact Details, Credit Card Information, Social Security Numbers Leaked in Data Breach

A car rental giant says sensitive customer data has been exposed in a cybersecurity incident involving one of its vendors.…

April 19, 2025

JPMorgan Chase, BNY Mellon Respond To Major Data Breach As Bank Regulator Abruptly Suffers Security Breakdown

Financial giants are abruptly cutting connections with one of the top bank regulators in the US amid a major security…

April 19, 2025

Braiscompany $190,000,000 Crypto Ponzi Scheme Lands Mastermind 128-Year Jail Sentence: Report

The leaders of a Brazilian crypto Ponzi scheme have reportedly been handed a combined sentence of over 170 years behind…

April 18, 2025

Ethereum Layer-2 ZKsync Suffers Exploit As $5,000,000 in ZK Tokens Drained

Ethereum (ETH) Layer-2 scaling solution ZKsync (ZK) has suffered a significant exploit, resulting in the loss of $5 million worth…

April 15, 2025

Cybercriminals Hijacking Popular Crypto Software To Steal Digital Assets From Wallets: Security Researchers

Security researchers are warning that threat actors are using less noticeable techniques to compromise and steal funds from crypto wallets.…

April 14, 2025

JPMorgan Chase Refuses To Reimburse $440,000 After Customer’s Account Hammered With Illicit Withdrawals: Report

A JPMorgan Chase customer says she's suing the bank after criminals managed to rip nearly half a million dollars from…

April 12, 2025

Bank of America Discloses Data Breach After Customers’ Documents Disappear, Says Names, Addresses, Account Information and Social Security Numbers Affected

Bank of America says efforts to locate sensitive documents containing personal information on an undisclosed number of customers have failed.…

April 12, 2025

Bank of America Handing $2,850,000 To Customers in Settlement Over Alleged Illegal Fees and Account Restrictions

Bank of America has agreed to a settlement that will require the second-largest US bank to shell out about $2.85…

April 11, 2025