Category : Scams, Hacks & Breaches
246,711 Americans Impacted As Healthcare Firm Suffers Major Cyberattack – Names, Social Security Numbers, Financial Account Details and More Potentially Exposed
A cyberattack on a Florida healthcare firm exposed the personal information of 246,711 people. A data breach notification submitted to the U.S. Department of Health...
Nebraska Man Obtains $45,000,000 in Illegal Loans in Potentially Largest Case of Bank Fraud in State History: Report
A man from Nebraska has reportedly obtained tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal loans in what could be the largest bank fraud case...
Coinbase Hacker Sold Customers’ Social Insurance Numbers, Bank Account Information and More in $400,000,000 Breach
A single employee of an overseas customer support center in India allegedly collected the personal information of more than 10,000 Coinbase customers as part of...
Scammers Drain $25,000 From Woman After Calling Wells Fargo Number – But the Bank Refuses To Reimburse
A woman from Austin, Texas, was reportedly scammed out of $25,000 after calling a phone number associated with Wells Fargo, and now she says the...
DOJ: Bankruptcy Discharge Denied in Crypto Ponzi Scheme Investment Fraud Case
A Texas man who ran a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme will remain on the hook for more than $12.5 million in debt after a federal...
Woman Steals $881,324 by Obtaining and Altering Check From the Mail, Now Faces 30 Years Behind Bars
A woman from Kansas City, Missouri, is pleading guilty to committing bank fraud after altering the name of a stolen check and making away with...
Insurance Administration Data Breach Impacts 22,300 People – Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers and Medical Info Exposed
A Louisiana-based claims administration firm was hit with a data breach that impacted 22,300 people and exposed a wide range of private information. Risk Management...
US Postal Employee Drains $330,000 From Packages Sent by Elderly Victims, Faces 45-Count Indictment
A former U.S. Postal Inspector is facing 45 counts of fraud and other crimes for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from packages sent...
Tax Scam Operation Defrauds US Government of $15,000,000 By Filing False Tax Returns for Clients: DOJ
Three men from Florida have been handed multiyear prison sentences for their roles in a tax scam that stole millions of dollars from the US...
US Government Warns of ‘The Rise of Romance Scams’ Targeting Widowed or Divorced Elderly
Romance scams have been targeting recently widowed and divorced seniors due to their vulnerabilities, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS...