Scammers already exploiting Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Email attacks already seen in the wild

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A host of fake 'svb' domains were registered on the 10th March, the day of SVB's collapse
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A host of fake 'svb' domains were registered on the 10th March, the day of SVB's collapse

Criminals are already taking advantage of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which has affected a number of tech firms across the world.

Several security researchers have reported that threat actors are registering suspicious domains, setting up phishing pages and preparing for business email compromise (BEC) attacks. The objecti...

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