This clever banking scam keeps phishing by faking its own demise… | HappeningNow.news

Technology · 4 views

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.

Source Summary Published 1h 07m ago Brief Under 1 min brief
Story intelligence
Coverage Single outlet Single-outlet story
Views 4 Community interest
Brief read Under 1 min brief 82 words

Summary

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.

Read original at ZDNet

More from Technology

Continue reading recent Technology coverage

Support HappeningNow

Independent AI-powered news analysis is reader-supported. Your contribution helps cover infrastructure, summaries, and continued platform development.

Support HappeningNow

Report an issue with this page