Security

Two elderly San Antonio residents lost $1.2 million in an international scheme that defrauded victims by posing as government officials and attorneys, according to federal charges.

San Diego County authorities have arrested two suspects after discovering boxes of stolen credit cards, passports, and forged documents in a fraud probe spanning California and Arizona.

Orionx, a Tether-backed Chilean exchange, is closing operations after a forensic audit discovered more than $7 million in customer assets had moved to unmanaged wallets. The company filed criminal complaints against two ...

A Houston-based genetics testing laboratory is notifying patients and staff following a cyberattack that potentially exposed their personal and medical information. An official filing with the Department of Health and Hu...

A Minnesota man faces felony charges for allegedly using a forged signature and photo ID to withdraw funds from two U.S. Bank branches.

Federal agents seized over $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas and disrupted the group's online fundraising infrastructure, while gathering information about thousands of potential donors.

Authorities in Tarrant County have secured more than 40 indictments in a fraud scheme targeting seniors who were deceived into purchasing gold, bitcoin, and cash.

Hardware wallet maker Trezor is notifying 67,000 U.S. customers about an expanded data breach originating from its former shipping partner, ShipMonk.

A hacker compromised the X account of Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis to bait Musk into endorsing SLINK, a memecoin that surged and collapsed within hours. Insiders profited millions while retail traders suffered signif...

A network intrusion at nonprofit mental health provider NFI North has potentially exposed sensitive personal and health data, including Social Security numbers, for nearly 50,000 individuals.

A 58-year-old Connecticut bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion after admitting to stealing nearly $754,000 from a Hartford law firm and its owner over a span of more than a decade.

Google has released security updates for Chrome after discovering that attackers were actively exploiting CVE-2026-85046, a type-confusion bug in the browser's V8 JavaScript engine. The patch is included in Chrome versio...

A Texas resident had more than $14,000 drained from her USAA account after scammers posing as bank representatives convinced her to hand her debit card to an Uber driver.

A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman lost $683,000 in gold bars to scammers posing as bank officials who exploited fears of identity theft.

A Texas resident altered a large U.S. Treasury check and tricked a bank into granting access to substantial funds before the fraud was uncovered, resulting in a prison sentence for bank fraud. The post Texas Man Alters T...

Luminis Health is investigating a cybersecurity incident that has left certain systems unavailable at its two Maryland hospitals, affecting patient portals and prompting appointment changes. The post Maryland Hospitals G...

The cryptocurrency sector recorded 50 major hacks in August 2026, up 67% from July, though losses fell to $136.3 million. Security experts point to single private keys as a critical vulnerability, prompting new threshold...

The G7 cybersecurity working group has called for immediate transition to post-quantum cryptography, a shift with significant implications for blockchain networks and cryptocurrency exchanges facing costly infrastructure...

The United States and United Kingdom have established a first-of-its-kind enforcement alliance to combat overseas cryptocurrency scam operations that cost Americans nearly $10 billion annually, combining parallel investi...

The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has identified $12.7 billion in financial activity tied to digital asset investment scams operated by transnational organized crime groups, based on reports filed ...