Scams, Hacks & Breaches

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25,000,000 Customers’ Personal Information At Risk As Telecom Giant Discovers Malware for Mass SIM Swapping

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A telecom giant is offering 25 million people free SIM cards after a massive hack left its customers’ sensitive personal...

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$2,950,000 Enters Fraudulent Accounts at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and BBVA in Million-Dollar Romance and Money Laundering Scheme: Report

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A man living in Phoenix, Arizona is heading to prison after allegedly using fraudulent accounts at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo,...

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413,032 Americans Affected As Major Data Breach Leaks Customer Names, Social Security Numbers, Financial Records and More

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now at risk of identity theft and fraud after a major data breach at...

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Criminal Groups Allegedly Target Bank of America, Capital One and Wells Fargo Customers, Steal $155,000 in Brutal Robbery Scheme: Report

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Customers at several of the largest banks in the US are reportedly victims of a ruthless robbery scheme, according to...

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Founder of Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud

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The founder of the collapsed crypto platform Celsius has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars. Alexander Mashinsky was initially...

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Bank Data Breach Blamed on Insider As Social Security Numbers, Account Information and Addresses of 43 Customers Exposed

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A US bank is blaming one of its own employees for the exposure of the sensitive data impacting dozens of...

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Spyware Firm Ordered To Pay $167,250,000 in Damages for Enabling WhatsApp Hacks of 1,400 Smartphone Devices: Report

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An Israel-based cyber intelligence firm is reportedly ordered to pay damages for the security breach of the instant messaging platform...

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Messaging App Used by Trump Admin Hacked – Attacker May Have Stolen Data From Hundreds of Government Employees: Report

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The messaging app used by some members of the Trump administration and the US government has been hacked, according to...

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Alex Mashinsky’s Lawyers Slam DOJ’s ‘Death-in-Prison’ Recommendation, Ask for Lenient One-Year Sentence

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Attorneys for Alex Mashinsky, the disgraced co-founder of crypto lending platform Celsius, are slamming the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s recommendation...

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JPMorgan Chase Begins Blocking Zelle Payments Originating From Social Media After $206,800,000 Lost to Scams

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The biggest bank in the US has begun blocking certain transactions from Zelle after hundreds of millions of dollars in...