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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

Bank Employee Allegedly Steals $1,000,000 in Cash From New York Bank Vault, Fleeing With Stacks of Money in Backpack: Report

A bank teller has been arrested for allegedly grabbing $1,000,000 in cash from his employer's vault and successfully sneaking it…

March 1, 2025

Illicit Crypto Addresses Received $40,900,000,000 Worth of Digital Assets Last Year: Chainalysis

Illicit crypto addresses pocketed a staggering $40.9 billion worth of digital assets last year, and that number is likely to…

February 28, 2025

Bybit Launches Community Effort To Fight North Korean Hackers Lazarus Group After $1,400,000,000 Heist

The Bybit CEO is launching a new initiative that calls on the crypto community to help retrieve digital assets stolen…

February 27, 2025

Bybit Hackers Launder $335,000,000 in Ethereum (ETH) With ‘No Friction, No Risk’: Report

The perpetrators of the largest crypto heist in history have reportedly moved a large portion of the stolen funds without…

February 27, 2025

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan Says Crypto Needs ‘Another Story’ As Memecoin Narrative Fizzles Out

The chief investment officer of crypto asset management firm Bitwise says the industry needs a new selling point now that…

February 26, 2025

Bybit Forensic Investigation Determines $1,480,000,000 Hack Stemmed From Vulnerability in Safe Wallet

An investigation into the recent Bybit hack has determined that the attackers most likely took advantage of a vulnerability in…

February 26, 2025