Scams, Hacks & Breaches

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FBI Issues Alert, Warns of Scammers Posing As Crypto Exchange Employees To Steal User Funds

11 months ago bitnews

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning to crypto traders last week about scammers who steal funds...

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White Hat Hackers Rewarded $500,000 Bounty After Exploiting Ronin Network

12 months ago bitnews

Hackers are reaping the rewards after exploiting a Ronin (RON) bridge for $10 million in Ethereum (ETH). According to the...

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‘Comrades in Crime’ – New Research Shows Russian-Speaking Actors Account for Most Ransomware Crypto Attacks

12 months ago bitnews

New research from TRM Labs shows that Russian-speaking actors play the largest role in most crypto-related cybercrimes. According to a...

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JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo Reimburse 4% or Less of All Scams Reported by Customers on Billion-Dollar Payments Network: Report

12 months ago bitnews

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are refusing to reimburse the vast majority of customers who send their money to scammers,...

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Manhattan District Attorney Charges Man Who Allegedly Used Fake Crypto Recovery Business To Steal From Customers

12 months ago bitnews

A man who operated a purported crypto asset recovery business has been arrested and is now facing criminal charges for...

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New Bank Scam Boosts Account Balances, Tempts Targets Into Giving Their Money Away: FTC Warning

12 months ago bitnews

A new scam is hitting US bank accounts by starting with an unusual target – people’s photos on social media....

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Hong Kong Police Arrest Four for Allegedly Using Fake Banknotes To Swindle $1,400,000 in Crypto: Report

12 months ago bitnews

Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested four people for allegedly defrauding victims out of cryptocurrency worth approximately $1.4 million using...

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$2,393,288 Drained From Customers’ Bank Accounts As Insider Falsifies Records, Transfers Funds to Herself and Family: US Department of Justice

12 months ago bitnews

A US banker has admitted to stealing millions of dollars from customers’ accounts in a 15 year-long scheme. The U.S....

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

12 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

12 months ago bitnews

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