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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Fraudsters Steal $191,000,000 in Cattle Buyback Ponzi Scheme, Leave Investors Out to Pasture: SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it has dismantled a massive $191 million ponzi scheme centered on sham cattle…

October 10, 2025

171,862 Americans Warned After Hackers Attack Healthcare Firm – Names, Social Security Numbers, Financial Accounts Records and More Potentially Exposed

A cyberattack on a healthcare provider in Florida has led to the exposure of sensitive personal, financial, and health data…

October 10, 2025

$217,000 Allegedly Drained From US Government by Nonprofit Owner Who Claimed To Feed Hungry, Let Hundreds of Boxes of Food Expire: Report

The owner of a nonprofit that supposedly distributed food to the hungry has been indicted on two counts of bank…

October 10, 2025

JPMorgan Chase Issues Warning To Customers, Says Scammers Draining Accounts Through Zelle, Social Media, Fake Websites and More

America's biggest bank just issued an alert to customers, warning scammers are getting more resourceful and convincing every day. JPMorgan…

October 9, 2025

70,000 Discord Users Warned After Massive Hack – Drivers Licenses, Passports, Credit Card Numbers, IP Addresses and More Affected: Report

Discord says a security breach may have compromised the sensitive information of at least 70,000 users. The social giant says…

October 9, 2025

Scammers Drain $700,000 From UBS, TD Bank and Merrill Lynch Customer in Cyber Fraud Scheme: Report

Scammers have stolen $700,000 from an elderly woman, wiping her bank accounts in a cyber fraud scheme. Scammers have drained…

October 8, 2025

Cybercriminals Steal 1,000,000,000 Sensitive Records From Salesforce Containing Personally Identiable Information: Report

Cybercriminals claiming ties to the “LAPSUS$” hacking group say they have stolen nearly 1 billion records from companies that use…

October 7, 2025

Woman Orchestrates Massive Bank Fraud, Extracts $300,000 From Wells Fargo and PNC Bank: Report

A North Carolina woman is facing felony charges for allegedly carrying out fraudulent schemes to extract $300,000 from Wells Fargo…

October 7, 2025

‘Devastated’ Elderly Woman Scammed out of $63,000 by Supposed FBI Agent Claiming Her Apple ID Was Stolen: Report

A woman from Oakland, California, was reportedly scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars by a fraudster allegedly posing…

October 5, 2025

Wells Fargo Employees Accused of Stealing $40,670 From Bank’s ATMs

Two Wells Fargo employees are accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the bank, according to new consent orders filed…

October 4, 2025