Cybercriminals are using fake Black Friday deals to steal your credit card details
With Black Friday 2021 right around the corner, Cybercriminals tries and cheats many people from their credit card details, passwords, and other sensitive information, as much as possible, Kaspersky has warned.
The security giant claimed the number of fake e-payment sites had more than doubled in the period between September 2021, where he tracked 627,560 phishing attacks from this nature, until October where he was fired up to 1,935,905 – an increase of 208%.
Criminals most often try and steal Amazon’s identity, but eBay, Alibaba and Mercado are also referred to as a popular choice among evil actors.
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Black Friday has played a key role in this sudden surge in phishing attacks, but Kaspersky added that the introduction of new payment systems in more countries around the world is also a major factor.
In addition to imitating the e-payment page, the report also recorded an increase in spam letters, with Kaspersky saw more than 220,000 spam emails that contained “Black Friday” keywords in the period October 27 and October 19.
There are many things that consumers can do (and must) be safe when shopping online, especially at the time of increasing fraud activity.
Kaspersky recommends a number of steps, including using reliable security solutions; refrain from opening an email attachment or link in the email from the bank, the e-payipe application, or shopping portal – “especially if the sender insists on it”.
Consumers must also always re-examine the URL format or spelling company name, and read the reviews and check domain registration data, before filling out any valuable information.
