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This clever banking scam keeps phishing by faking its own demise – how it works
KELA researchers have exposed an active financial-scam infrastructure that hosts hundreds of fraudulent websites capable of faking their own suspensions to stay online.
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KELA researchers have exposed an active financial-scam infrastructure that hosts hundreds of fraudulent websites capable of faking their own suspensions to stay online. As of Oct. 25, 2026, 248 financial scam and phishing domains tied to 189 major US banks and financial services have been linked to the same infrastructure. According to the cybersecurity firm’s report , published on Tuesday, the “Suspended” infrastructure operation runs websites that have cloned the official domains of victim organizations, with a particular focus on business banking.
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