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Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Lost $661,623,870 in XRP Due to LastPass Hack: Report

Ripple co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen lost over $661 million worth of XRP last year, reportedly due to a…

March 10, 2025

Compromised Developer’s Laptop at the Center of $1,400,000,000 Bybit Heist, Says Safe Wallet

Self-custodial wallet Safe Wallet says that a compromised developer's laptop was at the center of last month's $1.4 billion hack…

March 8, 2025

Bank of America Warns Social Security Numbers, IDs and Other Sensitive Customer Data Potentially Exposed in Third-Party Document Destruction Blunder

Bank of America is warning a small group of customers about a new data breach that could potentially expose confidential…

March 8, 2025

$830,000 Drained From Wells Fargo As Customer Executes Brazen Attack, Triggers Fraudulent Bank Transfers: Report

A Wells Fargo customer is facing a decade in prison after taking advantage of an arrangement with the bank to…

March 8, 2025

Retail Pharmacy Giant Handing $6,800,000 To Customers After Hackers Trigger Massive Data Breach

Millions of customers at a retail pharmacy giant are set to receive their share of multi-million dollar settlement following a…

March 8, 2025

Trump Sues Capital One After Slamming Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Over Abrupt Bank Account Terminations

The Trump organization just filed a lawsuit against US banking giant Capital One, accusing the lender of unjustly terminating more…

March 7, 2025

Lawsuit Accusing JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Zelle of Failing To Protect Customers From $870,000,000 in Losses Abruptly Dropped by US Government

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has abruptly dropped a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and…

March 4, 2025

JPMorgan Chase Loses Package Containing Customers’ Sensitive Data, Warns Bank Account Info Could Be At Risk

JPMorgan Chase is disclosing a potential data breach to customers. In a new filing with the Massachusetts state government, Chase…

March 3, 2025

24,041 Americans Affected As Billion-Dollar Bank Suffers Data Breach

A billion-dollar bank says sensitive data belonging to thousands of customers is at risk of exposure following a major data…

March 2, 2025

$350,000,000 Payment To T-Mobile Customers Incoming After Massive Hack and Data Breach Settlement

US phone giant T-Mobile is about to send $350 million to customers affected by a devastating data breach. A new…

March 1, 2025