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New ‘Brokewell’ Smartphone Attack Drains Bank Accounts and Leaks Location, Posing ‘Significant Threat to Banking Industry’: Report

New ‘Brokewell’ Smartphone Attack Drains Bank Accounts and Leaks Location, Posing ‘Significant Threat to Banking Industry’: Report

Security researchers are issuing an urgent alert about a new malware attack that’s targeting Android users’ bank accounts. The malware, which has been nicknamed “Brokewell,” takes the form of a fake Google Chrome browser update webpage that mimics Google’s own messaging style, reports ThreatFabric. When users are directed to the page, they see a message […]

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Employee at Billion-Dollar Bank Arrested, Accused of Stealing $44,000 From Account of Deceased Customer

Employee at Billion-Dollar Bank Arrested, Accused of Stealing ,000 From Account of Deceased Customer

An employee at a billion-dollar bank has reportedly been arrested and accused of stealing money from the account of a deceased customer. Latia Wynn of Wilmington, Delaware, was arrested by police for allegedly withdrawing $44,000 from a deceased customer’s account at WSFS Bank, NBC affiliate Philadelphia10 reports. When one of its customers passed away in […]

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$83,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Accounts in Minutes – Customers Say Bank ‘Rolling Their Eyes,’ Blaming Them, Refusing To Reimburse

,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Accounts in Minutes – Customers Say Bank ‘Rolling Their Eyes,’ Blaming Them, Refusing To Reimburse

Two Wells Fargo customers are calling out the banking giant after scammers ripped tens of thousands of dollars from their accounts in a matter of minutes. Jolinda Crocker says $60,000 was ripped from her account while she was teaching at her music school in Italy, reports the Daily Mail. Crocker says she received a text […]

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Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Wallet Loses $69,300,000 Worth of Crypto in Apparent Address Poisoning Scam

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Wallet Loses ,300,000 Worth of Crypto in Apparent Address Poisoning Scam

A crypto wallet lost $69.3 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in an apparent address-poisoning attack, according to the blockchain security firm CertiK. Address poisoning usually involves a scammer sending a wallet a tiny amount of crypto via an address that’s designed to look similar to the wallet’s, according to an explanation provided by Ledger, […]

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US DOJ Indicts Manhattan Man on Fraud Charges Related to $43,000,000 Fake Crypto Ponzi Scheme

US DOJ Indicts Manhattan Man on Fraud Charges Related to ,000,000 Fake Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced the indictment of a New York man who allegedly ran a multi-year Ponzi scheme that swindled millions from investors in the US and abroad. In a statement, the Justice Department says that Idin Dalpour has been charged with one count of wire fraud in connection with […]

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Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center Looking To File Amicus Brief To Support Samourai Wallet Co-Founders

Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center Looking To File Amicus Brief To Support Samourai Wallet Co-Founders

The nonprofit crypto advocacy group Coin Center is mulling whether to file an amicus brief in support of the co-founders of the crypto mixer Samourai Wallet. Last week, authorities arrested Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill for allegedly operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business that executed more than $2 billion in unlawful transactions. The […]

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Crypto Exchange Executives and 29 Other People Accused of Running $24,560,000 Fraud Scheme in Taiwan: Report

Crypto Exchange Executives and 29 Other People Accused of Running ,560,000 Fraud Scheme in Taiwan: Report

Authorities in Taiwan are reportedly accusing crypto exchange executives and dozens of others of running a multimillion-dollar crypto scam. According to a new report by the Taipei Times, prosecutors are charging 32 people with fraud allegedly related to the ACE crypto exchange, recommending 20-year sentences for the four operators of the trading platform. Those arrested […]

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Bank Employee Hijacks Dead Customer’s Account, Drains $105,000 in Morbid Money Scheme: DOJ

Bank Employee Hijacks Dead Customer’s Account, Drains 5,000 in Morbid Money Scheme: DOJ

A former employee at a commercial bank in the US just pleaded guilty to draining $105,000 from a deceased customer’s account. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey says Jorge Nova has pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud and faces a 30 year prison sentence. Nova was working at an unnamed […]

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Two US Senators Pen Open Letter to DOJ and DHS Concerning Crypto Use by Child Abusers

Two US Senators Pen Open Letter to DOJ and DHS Concerning Crypto Use by Child Abusers

Two US Senators are writing a bipartisan letter to federal agencies about the potential use of crypto assets by child abusers. According to a new press release, Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, say in the letter that digital assets are the “payment of choice” for […]

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SEC Looking for $5,300,000,000 Penalty Against Terra-Founder Do Kwon, Alleging ‘Brazen Misconduct’: Report

SEC Looking for ,300,000,000 Penalty Against Terra-Founder Do Kwon, Alleging ‘Brazen Misconduct’: Report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly looking to hit the disgraced founder of the Terra ecosystem with a multibillion-dollar fine. According to a new report by Bloomberg, the regulatory agency is seeking a $5.3 billion fine against Do Kwon for his role in the downfall of the Terra ecosystem in 2022, alleging […]

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