A $25 template helped scammers build hundreds of phantom bank domains

Aug 21, 2026 - 08:15
A $25 template helped scammers build hundreds of phantom bank domains

A phrase on a suspicious website turned into an investigation of phantom banks built to support scams, according to new research from Allure Security. Molly DeQuattro, the company’s VP of Operations, was reviewing a domain that resembled the brand of one of its financial services clients. The page carried none of that client’s branding. It presented an unrelated bank instead. One phrase caught her attention: “one of the largest digital banking providers.” She searched public … More

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