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#9 BleepingComputer general April 27, 2026 at 23:11 UTC

Robinhood account creation flaw abused to send phishing emails

By Lawrence Abrams

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Robinhood's account creation process was exploited by threat actors to inject phishing messages into legitimate platform emails, making users believe their accounts had suspicious activity. This abuse of trusted communication channels demonstrates how attackers can weaponize legitimate business processes to enhance the credibility of their phishing campaigns.

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