Santander UK 'payee security' phishing page payee-security-online.web.app uses cloaking to hide from scanners

What happened

ScanMalware posted on X on 12 November 2026 that payee-security-online[.]web[.]app is a confirmed scam. Its scan report says the host matches an analyst-vetted UK bank account-recovery phishing kit impersonating Santander, with device and country cloaking: when ScanMalware visited, it redirected to the real santander.co.uk, a common trick to hide the phishing page from scanners. Santander is the brand being spoofed and is not involved. Open your banking app directly rather than following "payee security" or account-recovery links in texts or emails. The domain is also on the Phishing Army blocklist.

How the scam works

These pages copy a familiar login, payment or delivery form so that a typed password, one-time code, card number or other personal detail goes to the operator rather than to the real company. The address is often a look-alike domain, a newly registered shop, or a free host such as Weebly, Wix, Firebase, Vercel, Workers or Pages. Some kits cloak the real form from scanners and only show it in certain countries or to certain devices. The brand whose name or logo appears is being impersonated and is not involved, unless the report says the page was planted on a compromised official site, in which case only that path is the phishing lure. Open the official app or type the company's real address yourself. If you already entered a password or a card number, change the password on the official site, turn on a new two-factor method, and contact the company and your bank.

Source

Source: https://x.com/scanmalware/status/2120877335905714253 (ScanMalware (@scanmalware on X), Nov 12, 2026, 8:52 AM ET)