CNBC Investigations

The Connected Commerce Council, which pitches itself as a grassroots movement representing small business owners, is funded by Google and Amazon.

A new type of bot is being sold to criminals who program it to make robocalls that drain cryptocurrency accounts.

The Studio Theatre was initially denied a grant by the SBA in July 2021 because it does not pay its performers.

Liberty Global, the largest international TV and broadband company, is standing by embattled board member John W. Dick, saying he serves in good standing.

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program was meant to help the live entertainment industry, but operators who appear to qualify for aid have been denied.

Customers of Coinbase are demanding the cryptocurrency platform refund their losses after the company froze accounts in connection with a glitch trading GYEN.

As more bitcoin ATMs are installed around the country, criminals are increasingly using the machines for money laundering and drug trafficking.

Coinbase in August set up a phone number for customers locked out of their accounts in response to criticism of its email system.

Customers of the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, say their accounts were taken over by criminals and the company’s customer service is poor.

Amid a wave of fraud, the Golden State will issue debit cards with chip protection to individuals receiving unemployment benefits.

Thousands of people who’ve received unemployment have complained that their benefits were stolen from their accounts, according to an analysis by CNBC.

The SBA plans to process most of the aid applications from its Shutter Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program by early July, Sen. Bill Hagerty said.

The Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program got off to a glitchy start, and applicants say there continue to be problems.