Scams, Hacks & Breaches

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7,640,112 Customers Hit By Massive Bank Breach – Exposing Names, Social Security Numbers, Locations and Bank Account Numbers

9 months ago bitnews

A US bank says more than seven million people are affected by a major hack and data breach that’s impacting...

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JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America Refuse To Reimburse $863,000,000 To Customers, Accused of ‘Repeated, Relentless Failure’ To Protect Victims of Fraud

9 months ago bitnews

A US Senate investigation is shedding light on just how often America’s big banks refuse to reimburse victims of fraud....

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‘Crypto King’ Allegedly Behind $30,000,000 Fraud Likely To Remain Bankrupt Until Resolution of Criminal Charges: Report

9 months ago bitnews

A Canadian judge has reportedly dismissed an application to discharge the alleged crypto fraudster Aiden Pleterski from bankruptcy until criminal...

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Indian Crypto Exchange WazirX Increases Bounty for White Hat Hackers to $23,000,000

9 months ago bitnews

India-based crypto exchange WazirX is increasing a reward offer in hopes of recovering the $230 million that hackers stole from...

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JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America Playing ‘Heads I Win, Tails You Lose’ With Customers As Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Disappears on Zelle: US Senator Richard Blumenthal

9 months ago bitnews

A group of banking giants led by JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are playing a dangerous game...

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Wells Fargo Executive Allegedly Drains $47,646 From Customers’ Accounts, Hiding Illicit Transactions in Year-Long Campaign To Steal Cash: US Bank Regulator

9 months ago bitnews

A Wells Fargo executive has been ordered to leave the banking industry after draining tens of thousands of dollars from...

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Security Breach at Coinbase-Linked Bank Exposes the Personal Info of More Than 150 of the Exchange’s Customers

9 months ago bitnews

A security breach at a Coinbase-linked bank earlier this month exposed the sensitive personal information of more than 150 of...

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Crypto Exchange WazirX Hacked, Loses Over $230,000,000 in Ethereum, Shiba Inu and Other Assets: On-Chain Data

9 months ago bitnews

Hackers have breached and siphoned large amounts of assets from India-based crypto exchange WazirX. According to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain,...

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Crypto Sleuth Suggests $230,000,000 WazirX Crypto Hack Linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group

9 months ago bitnews

A crypto exchange based out of India has confirmed a multi-million dollar security breach on a multi-sig wallet. According to...

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North Korean Hackers Lazarus Group May Be Behind $305,000,000 DMM Bitcoin Attack, Says On-Chain Researcher

9 months ago bitnews

The North Korean hacking outfit, Lazarus Group, could be responsible for the cyber attack on a Japanese crypto exchange in...