Security News > 2021 > June > US brokerage firms warned of 'FINRA Support' phishing attacks
US securities industry regulator FINRA is warning brokerage firms of an ongoing phishing attack pretending to be from 'FINRA Support.
FINRA is a government-authorized non-profit organization that regulates all exchange markets and securities firms publicly active in the United States.
FINRA began warning brokers yesterday that a phishing campaign is sending emails pretending to be from 'FINRA Support' but are coming from a third-party domain.
" - FINRA. Since the 'westour.org' domain is not connected to FINRA, brokerage firms are urged to delete any emails they receive from this domain.
In June, FINRA warned brokerage firms that members of attackers used penalty threats as lures to get brokers to respond to the email.
Even though FINRA requested that domains associated with these attacks be deleted, many domains continue to be registered at various Internet registrars.
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