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Finally, an institution�either the original broker or a firm like State Street or BNY Mellon�serves as the custodian, meaning it holds the actual securities on behalf of the investors. At the same time, the very features that make SaaS apps so embraced � access from anywhere and collaboration � can also be exploited by threat actors. At this point, another DTCC subsidiary called the Depository Trust Company steps in to oversee the funds and securities moving from one party to another�a process called settlement. The scheme "leveraged high-quality phishing pages to lure unsuspecting users into connecting their cryptocurrency wallets with the attackers' infrastructure that spoofed Web3 protocols to trick victims into authorizing transactions," Singapore-headquartered Group-IB said in a report shared with The Hacker News.