Security News > 2021 > June > US brokerage firms warned of ongoing phishing with penalty threats
FINRA, the U.S. securities industry regulator, has warned brokerage firms of an ongoing phishing campaign threatening recipients with penalties unless they provide the information requested by the attackers.
Org domain used in these ongoing phishing attacks was registered on June 7 using the Hosting Concepts B.V. domain registrar.
FINRA has asked the Internet domain registrar to suspend services for the domain due to its ongoing use in active phishing attacks before issuing the alert.
Since the domain is not connected with FINRA, member brokerage firms are advised to delete any emails received from this domain immediately.
Another one, published in December 2020, warned brokers of similar phishing attempts using another domain spoofing a legitimate FINRA site.
In October, the stock market regulator alerted member firms of widespread phishing attacks using surveys explicitly designed to harvest sensitive information from targeted brokers.