Category : Scams, Hacks & Breaches
$14,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Account in Alleged Chemical Con Job – Bank Says ‘Your Money Is Gone’, Refuses To Reimburse: Report
Wells Fargo says it feels bad for a customer, but refuses to reimburse, after a con artist ripped $14,000 from her account. It all started...
Banking Giant Paying $4,700,000 To Victims of Billion-Dollar Market Manipulation Scheme: US Department of Justice
A group of US regulators including the Department of Justice (DOJ) is hitting a banking giant with a multi-million dollar fine to settle criminal charges...
Tether Says It Helped US Government Seize $6,000,000 in Crypto From Southeast Asian Scheme
The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap says it aided US authorities in confiscating the proceeds of an overseas crypto-confidence scheme. Perpetrators...
FBI Seizes More Than $6,000,000 in Crypto From Southeast Asian Scammers Preying on US Citizens
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized millions of dollars worth of crypto assets from entities in Southeast Asia that allegedly targeted US citizens....
Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in FTX Implosion: Report
The former CEO of FTX sister company Alameda Research reportedly received a sentence of two years in prison on Tuesday. Caroline Ellison, one of disgraced...
Alleged $243,000,000 Bitcoin Hackers Accidentally Incriminate Themselves in Leaked Screenshare: Investigator
The accused hackers behind a nearly $250 million Bitcoin (BTC) exploit reportedly shot themselves in the foot in a new leaked recording. Days ago, the...
JPMorgan Chase Allows 35 Strangers To Access Customer’s Credit Card in Financial ‘Fiasco’: Report
A JPMorgan Chase customer is looking for answers after the bank abruptly allowed 35 unauthorized users to access her credit card. Northern California-based Jodi Hayes...
Binance Issues Statement, Denies Involvement in $230,000,000 Hack of Crypto Exchange WazirX
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume is distancing itself from a cyberattack that recently compromised the WazirX trading platform. In a statement released...
JPMorgan Chase ‘Knowingly Assisted’ $119,000,000 Ponzi Scheme, New Lawsuit Alleges
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is accused of knowingly enabling an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting retail investors. Plaintiff David Stapleton alleges the bank boosted an obvious...
FBI Says Scams Targeting Crypto Users Skyrocketing in Severity and Complexity After $5,600,000,000 Lost in 2023
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is detailing the rising scale and complexity of cryptocurrency fraud schemes. In its newly released Cryptocurrency Fraud Report...