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Scammers Drain $76,000 From Truist Bank Customer, Convincing Victim To Withdraw Piles of Cash in Person
18+ hour, 14+ min ago (262+ words) Authorities in Chatham County, Georgia say they're investigating a bank fraud scheme after a woman reported losing more than $76,000 to scammers. The Chatham County Police Department says'the victim received a phone call from someone she did not know on February…...
Hackers Hit Android and iPhone Users' Bank Accounts As Cybersecurity Firm Reveals 400% Surge in AI-Powered Malware Attacks
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (231+ words) The cybersecurity firm Zimperium says banking malware attacks are skyrocketing with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). In a new blog post, Zimperium says'malware banking attacks using AI have increased by 400% year-over-year. "What once required weeks of skilled reverse engineering…...
Billion-Dollar Bank Handing $1,500,000 To Current and Former Customers To Settle Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (246+ words) A billion-dollar bank has agreed to pay $1.5 million to current and former customers affected by a data breach. According to the settlement administrator's portal, the Florida-based SouthState Bank has agreed'to establish a $1.5 million cash fund to reimburse victims of a…...
Florida Man Drains $234,000 From Bank Customers in California and Nevada, Posing As Fraud Investigator: DOJ
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (258+ words) A Florida resident has admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from bank customers across the US by pretending to be a fraud investigator. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California says'Albert Guerra, who is based…...
Up To $10,000 Per Person Heading to Victims of Massive Cybersecurity Attack on Tech Firm
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (215+ words) A tech firm is settling with users affected by a cybersecurity incident that exposed sensitive customer information including encrypted password data. According to court-authorized settlement documents, LastPass US has agreed to a proposed class action settlement over a data breach…...
US Citizens and Residents Lose $3,500,000,000 to Fraudsters in Imposter Scams in One Year: FTC
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (191+ words) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it received millions of fraud reports from consumers last year, as losses continue to pile up. Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee, FTC Associate Director Lois Greisman says that in 2025, the regulator received three…...
Texas Firm Suffers Cybersecurity Breach As Names, Social Security Details, Phone Numbers, Full-Face Photos and Other Data Exposed
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (205+ words) Hundreds of thousands of Americans are being warned after a Texas-based healthcare firm suffered a major cybersecurity incident. In a new filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital says 257,073 people are affected by a data…...
CTFC Hits KuCoin With $500,000 Penalty, Bans Exchange From Allowing US Users To Trade on Platform
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (255+ words) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has levied a $500,000 penalty and restrictions against crypto exchange KuCoin's operator, barring it from allowing US users to trade on its platform without proper registration. The CFTC says a federal court in the Southern…...
Solana-Based DeFi Platform Loses Over $270,000,000 in Cyberattack: Lookonchain
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (136+ words) The Solana-based DeFi platform Drift Protocol says it's under attack. In a series of tweets on X, the team behind the protocol says it's investigating unusual activity. "We are currently investigating. Please do not deposit funds into the protocol while…...
Banks Reject Reimbursement After Scammer Drains $75,000 From Woman’s Bank Accounts in Malicious App Scheme: Report
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (273+ words) An elderly woman from Raleigh, North Carolina has fallen prey to a deceptive scheme that cost her $75,000. Bettilyn Smyth's ordeal began after she noticed two unfamiliar transactions on her bank account, reports ABC11. Smyth called what she thought was customer support,…...