The Secret Service has been called in to investigate the discovery and seizure of $304,500 in fake U.S. currency at JFK International Airport in New York. U.S. Customs and Border …
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644,869 Records on American Citizens Exposed As Massive Data Breach Reveals Full Names, Addresses, Emails, Employment Details, Social Media Accounts, Phone Numbers and Criminal Records: Report
by skolnesA security researcher says he has discovered a massive, unprotected database online containing 644,869 files with extremely sensitive data on American citizens. Jeremiah Fowler says he recently found the non-password …
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$16,800,000 Drained From Official Bank Accounts As Uganda Central Bank Hacked: Report
by skolnesUganda’s central bank just confirmed rumors of a hack, revealing a trove of cash has been drained from the nation’s official bank accounts. The Bank of Uganda says police are …
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Wells Fargo Issues Fraud Warning As Scammers Drain $503,910,000 From US Banks in Three Months
by skolnesWells Fargo is issuing a warning to US bank customers as new numbers shed light on the amount of fraudulent transfers hitting Americans’ bank accounts. In a new op-ed, Wells …
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Senior Fed Official Pockets $770,000 in Insider Trading Scheme, Faces 25 Years in Prison: US Department of Justice
by skolnesAn ex-bank examiner and senior manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRBR) could spend decades behind bars for using confidential information to trade shares of US banks. The …
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Billionaire’s $13,000,000,000 Fortune Allegedly Vanishes Amid Accusations of Decades-Long Fraud and Betrayal
by skolnesAn 81-year-old heir to the Hermès fortune says he’s lost a staggering $13 billion in assets. Nicolas Puech says he is completely unable to track where his six million Hermès …
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$1,900,000 To Be Handed To Victims of ‘Free Credit Report’ Scam That Conned 42,849 People
by skolnesThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to send a total of $1.9 million to victims of an alleged free credit report scam. The FTC says 42,849 victims will receive …
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Bank Executive Steals $60,181 From Dead Customer’s Account, Tells Colleagues He’s in Touch With Client: Report
by skolnesA former executive at the seventh-largest bank in the US just admitted to taking tens of thousands of dollars from a deceased customer’s account. Former PNC bank manager Lamont Hankins …
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Police Issue Warning Against ‘Grandparent Scam’ After Elderly Man Loses $9,500 To Thief Posing As His Grandson: Report
by skolnesLaw enforcement officers are sounding the alarm over a scam designed to drain the life savings of elderly victims. Pennsylvania police say an 86-year-old resident lost $9,500 to a person …
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8,100 Banks and Financial Institutions Brace for Fallout As Hackers Reveal Major Data Breach on Dark Web: Report
by skolnesThousands of banks and financial institutions around the world are bracing for new developments on a third-party data breach. The financial services giant Finastra has confirmed it detected “suspicious activity” …