Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Banks in Germany reportedly stopped €10 billion ($11.71 billion) in PayPal transactions after the payment giant's fraud detection briefly failed. The German newspaper Süddeutsche...

Experts are reportedly warning Americans that "devastating" artificial intelligence (AI) scams targeting senior citizens are on the rise. Speaking with cybersecurity firm Check Point,...

Scam artists impersonating law enforcement officers are reportedly targeting seniors to steal thousands of dollars from retirement accounts. Fox 4 reports that the Tarrant...

A former toy store owner from Minnesota has reportedly been handed a sentence of 15 months in prison for defrauding the U.S. Department of...

Federal prosecutors say eight people have been sentenced for their roles in a multi-year scheme that defrauded U.S. COVID-19 relief programs of more than...

A firm operating in the healthcare industry is warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans are at risk of identity theft and fraud following...

Three men from Florida have been handed multiyear prison sentences for their roles in a tax scam that stole millions of dollars from the...

A four-time World Series of Poker Circuit winner and car dealer from Michigan, who claimed he was kidnapped and held in a basement in...

A staff member at banking giant Wells Fargo is accused of stealing from a 90-year-old's bank account after she passed away. A former Wells...

Two New Jersey brothers are facing criminal charges over allegations they posed as employees at Apple, the FBI and other entities to scam elderly...