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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

644,869 Records on American Citizens Exposed As Massive Data Breach Reveals Full Names, Addresses, Emails, Employment Details, Social Media Accounts, Phone Numbers and Criminal Records: Report

A security researcher says he has discovered a massive, unprotected database online containing 644,869 files with extremely sensitive data on…

November 30, 2024

$16,800,000 Drained From Official Bank Accounts As Uganda Central Bank Hacked: Report

Uganda's central bank just confirmed rumors of a hack, revealing a trove of cash has been drained from the nation's…

November 30, 2024

Wells Fargo Issues Fraud Warning As Scammers Drain $503,910,000 From US Banks in Three Months

Wells Fargo is issuing a warning to US bank customers as new numbers shed light on the amount of fraudulent…

November 29, 2024

Senior Fed Official Pockets $770,000 in Insider Trading Scheme, Faces 25 Years in Prison: US Department of Justice

An ex-bank examiner and senior manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRBR) could spend decades behind bars for…

November 29, 2024

Billionaire’s $13,000,000,000 Fortune Allegedly Vanishes Amid Accusations of Decades-Long Fraud and Betrayal

An 81-year-old heir to the Hermès fortune says he's lost a staggering $13 billion in assets. Nicolas Puech says he…

November 28, 2024

Crypto Hackers and Rug Pullers Steal $71,021,500 in November With BNB Chain Emerging As the Top Target

New data from crypto security firm ImmuneFi reveals that hackers and fraudsters stole tens of millions of dollars this month…

November 28, 2024

$1,900,000 To Be Handed To Victims of ‘Free Credit Report’ Scam That Conned 42,849 People

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to send a total of $1.9 million to victims of an alleged free…

November 28, 2024

Uniswap Labs Launches ‘Biggest Bug Bounty in History’ To Find Vulnerabilities in DEX

The firm behind the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) by trading volume is launching a $15.5 million bug bounty of historic…

November 26, 2024

Bank Executive Drains $60,181 From Dead Customer’s Account, Tells Colleagues He’s in Touch With Client: Report

A former executive at the seventh-largest bank in the US just admitted to taking tens of thousands of dollars from…

November 25, 2024

Police Issue Warning Against ‘Grandparent Scam’ After Elderly Man Loses $9,500 To Thief Posing As His Grandson: Report

Law enforcement officers are sounding the alarm over a scam designed to drain the life savings of elderly victims. Pennsylvania…

November 23, 2024