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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

$200,000 Exits Dead Man’s Bank Account As Bank Employee Allegedly Pilfers Massive Pile of Cash for Personal Gain: Report

A billion-dollar bank is now being sued after more than $200,000 vanished from a dead man’s account, according to a…

February 25, 2025

Crypto Exchange Bybit Fully Closes Ethereum Gap, According to Updated Proof of Reserves Report

Bybit's chief executive says the firm has now fully closed the Ethereum gap after hackers stole nearly $1.5 billion worth…

February 25, 2025

Elliptic Says Lazarus Group Using eXch To Launder Stolen Funds Despite Requests From Bybit To Block Transactions

The Lazarus Group has laundered stolen crypto from last week's record-shattering Bybit hack through the exchange eXch, according to the…

February 25, 2025

Kansas Town Rocked by Former Banker Who Was Duped by $47,100,000 Crypto Scam: Report

The ex-CEO of a small bank reportedly sent shockwaves through a small American community when he fell for an elaborate…

February 24, 2025

Bybit Promises up to $140,000,000 Bounty To Hunt Down Perpetrators of ‘Largest Heist’ in Crypto History

The Singapore-based crypto exchange Bybit is offering a large bounty for information that could lead to the recovery of the…

February 24, 2025

Wells Fargo Allegedly Does Nothing As Fraudsters Drain $40,000 From Bank Account, Ignoring Urgent Warnings of Fraudulent Activity: Report

A Texas couple says Wells Fargo is refusing to reimburse after $40,000 was stolen from their business account despite urgent…

February 24, 2025

Bybit Ethereum (ETH) Reserves Steadily Recovering Following Massive Hack, According to CryptoQuant

Market intelligence platform CryptoQuant says that the Ethereum (ETH) reserves of Bybit are recuperating after the crypto exchange was hacked…

February 24, 2025

Galaxy’s Mike Novogratz Shuts Down Calls for Ethereum Hard Fork, Asks World Leaders To Go After Lazarus Group

Billionaire Mike Novogratz says world leaders should act to take down Lazarus, the notorious North Korean hacker group responsible for…

February 24, 2025

Bybit CEO Says Crypto Exchange Is Solvent, All User Assets Backed 1:1 Following ‘Largest Heist of All Time’

The chief executive of the crypto exchange Bybit is assuring customers that the firm can meet all withdrawal requests following…

February 23, 2025

Impostor Drains $87,000 From JPMorgan Chase Account – Bank Refuses To Reimburse One Penny: Report

JPMorgan Chase is reportedly refusing to cover losses for a customer who lost her life savings to a fraudster. Former…

February 23, 2025