Scams, Hacks & Breaches

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Scammers Drain $20,000 From Billion-Dollar Bank Customer Who Took Out Loan for Business Purposes: Report

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A customer of a billion-dollar US bank reportedly says scammers stole the funds from her small business loan that she...

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Man Allegedly Converts $1,700,000 Worth of Fake Checks and Fraudulent Wire Transfers Into Bitcoin After Multiple Scams

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A central New York man is currently in custody for turning $1.7 million worth of fraudulent checks into Bitcoin (...

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‘It Sounded Reasonable at the Time’ – Elderly JPMorgan Chase Customer Duped out of $13,000 by Contest Scam: Report

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An elderly JPMorgan Chase customer is out thousands of dollars after scammers convinced him he won a big prize. An...

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Lawsuit Alleges Citibank Ignored Red Flags, Aided Scammers in $20,000,000 Pig Butchering Romance Scam

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A Texas man is suing the financial giant Citibank for allegedly enabling scammers in a $20 million pig butchering scheme....

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Records of 166,953 Americans Now at Risk – Health Care Firm Says Attacker May Have Exposed Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers and More

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A Kentucky-based health care firm says a major cybersecurity incident may have exposed the personal information of more than a...

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‘Mastermind of a Complex Web of Deception’ – Ringleader Ran Nationwide Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Operation That Stole $2,000,000: DOJ

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says an “elusive” Nigerian man has been convicted of running a nationwide banking and...

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Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Disabled Customer After $6,805 Drained From Bank Account: Report

3 weeks ago bitnews

The banking giant Wells Fargo is reportedly refusing to reimburse a disabled customer who lost thousands of dollars to scammers...

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FDIC Warns $12,500,000,000 Epidemic of Scammers Impersonating Bank Employees, Draining Customers’ Accounts Underway

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued a warning about the rise of fraudsters pretending to be bank employees...

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Hackers Spying on Android Phones in Real Time, Targeting 500+ Bank, Crypto and Payment Apps To Steal Sensitive Data: Cybersecurity Firm

3 weeks ago bitnews

A new version of a notorious banking malware is hitting Android phones, allowing hackers to steal login details and control...

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Hackers Hit Krispy Kreme – 161,676 Americans Warned Social Security Numbers, Names, Drivers Licenses and Other Sensitive Data At Risk

3 weeks ago bitnews

Krispy Kreme is warning tens of thousands of Americans that they are now at risk of identity theft and fraud...