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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Hotel Giant Handing $45,000,000 To Customers After Massive Data Breaches Hit Millions of People

A US hotel giant is preparing to pay a $45 million settlement to millions of customers affected by two massive…

March 14, 2025

220,968 Americans Exposed As Major Data Breach Leaks Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers, Medical Records and More

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now at risk of identity theft and privacy violations after a serious security breach…

March 14, 2025

Disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried Seeking Pardon From President Trump Amid Republican Rebrand: Report

Imprisoned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly hoping to secure a pardon from President Donald Trump. The New York Times,…

March 12, 2025

California Government Shuts Down 26 Different Crypto Scam Websites, Uncovering $4,600,000 in Consumer Losses

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) says it has shut down 26 cryptocurrency scam websites and identified…

March 11, 2025

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