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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

$15,000,000 Fine Hits US Banking Giant After Employees Allegedly Drain Millions From Wealthy Customers’ Accounts

Morgan Stanley's wealth management arm will pay a multi million-dollar penalty after allegedly failing to stop four former financial advisors…

December 14, 2024

US Banks Witness 1,000% Surge in Digital Scams As JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America Customers Lose $166,000,000 on Zelle in One Year: Report

US banks are witnessing a massive surge in sophisticated digital scams, according to a new report. The number of social…

December 14, 2024

JPMorgan Chase Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $7,000 Abruptly Drained From Bank Account: Report

A JPMorgan Chase customer says the bank has refused to reimburse him for more than a year after $7,000 was…

December 13, 2024

Hacker Exploits Dogecoin (DOGE) Flaw, Causing 69% of Nodes To Crash

New data from blockchain explorer Blockchair reveals that a hacker took advantage of an exploit in Dogecoin's (DOGE) blockchain, causing…

December 12, 2024

Hackers Infect 8,000,000 Smartphones As ‘SpyLoan’ Drains Bank Accounts, Steals Sensitive Data for Extortion: McAfee Alert

Cybersecurity firm McAfee says it's identified a "significant global increase" in a smartphone hack that triggers extortion, harassment and drains…

December 7, 2024

$600,000 Drained From Woman’s Bank Accounts As Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase Issue Repeated Warnings To Customer: Report

An elderly woman has lost her life savings to a sophisticated scam amid warnings from JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley,…

December 6, 2024

Haliey Welch of Hawk Tuah Fame Faces Backlash Over Alleged Memecoin Pump-and-Dump: Report

Internet personality Haliey Welch, herself of meme fame, is facing backlash and serious accusations after the implosion of her HAWK…

December 6, 2024

US Treasury Takes Action Against Five Individuals Who Allegedly Used USDT To Evade Sanctions for Russian Elites

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against five individuals linked to a money…

December 6, 2024

Man Loses £75,000 To Deepfake Elon Musk Investment Scheme: Report

A man says he's lost his entire life savings and incurred extensive debt after falling for a fraudulent investment scheme…

December 1, 2024

$304,500 in Counterfeit Cash Seized at New York Airport, Triggering Secret Service Investigation

The Secret Service has been called in to investigate the discovery and seizure of $304,500 in fake U.S. currency at…

December 1, 2024