Category : Scams, Hacks & Breaches
Wells Fargo Customer Loses $98,900 To Bizarre and Elaborate Phone Scam: Report
A Wells Fargo customer has reportedly lost nearly $100,000 after receiving a call from a fraudster posing as a bank employee. The victim says he...
Hackers Hit Android Users, Drain Bank Accounts Remotely Through 760 Apps: Report
Hackers are exploiting wireless technology to access Android users’ critical data, steal login credentials and drain bank accounts, according to cybersecurity researchers. Analysts at Zimperium...
Elderly Couple Swindled out of $1,010,990 by Scammers Posing As Anti-Fraud Officials: Report
An elderly couple has been swindled out of over $1 million by fraudsters posing as government anti-fraud officials, according to a new report. Scammers allegedly...
US Bank Accounts Drained for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars As High-Tech Scam Leaving Victims ‘Screaming’: Report
Scammers are using a high-tech method to make off with six-figure sums from bank accounts. Scammers are deploying phone number-spoofing technology en masse, which can...
Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $4,000 Abruptly Disappears From Account: Report
Wells Fargo is reportedly refusing to reimburse thousands of dollars that disappeared from a customer’s account just hours after she initiated a deposit. Willie Delane...
1,600,000 Americans Set To Receive Up To $2,500 in Data Breach Lawsuit Involving Six Insurance Companies
A $6 million class action settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against an insurance claim service provider and multiple insurance companies. The case stems...
US Crypto Investor Loses $3,000,000 in XRP in Devastating Hack
An American crypto investor says he just lost his retirement savings after hackers stole $3 million in XRP. Brandon LaRoque, a 54-year-old from North Carolina,...
Hackers Exploiting WhatsApp To Steal Bank Customers’ Credentials, Warns Cybersecurity Researchers
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a dangerous new malware strain that targets banking customers by exploiting WhatsApp and SMS. Dubbed “GhostBat RAT,” the malicious software...
Interpol Dismantles Massive $439,000,000 Financial Scam Syndicate in ‘Operation HAECHI’
Interpol says it has dismantled a massive financial crime network that stole hundreds of millions of dollars through online scams, money laundering and crypto fraud....
Data Breach Victims Will Receive Up To $5,000 After North Carolina Firm Settles Million-Dollar Lawsuit
A North Carolina-based healthcare firm has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit filed over a data breach that happened...