Davey Winder is a technology journalist who covers cybersecurity news and research. He’s covered everything from the true story behind the hacking of Donald Trump’s nude photos to a record-breaking ransomware payment of $75 million.
Although the annual sales explosion that is the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend is not due to spark into life until Nov. 27, that isn’t stopping the scammers, fraudsters and general cyber lowlifes from targeting online bargain-hunting shoppers already. Here’s what you need to watch out for and how you can protect your data and your bank balance.
—Malwarebytes has uncovered a number of smaller online retailers who are unwittingly hosting credit card skimmers in their checkout process. These are operated by the threat actors injecting malware into a website. The problem here is that it’s hard to tell if a site is compromised in this way or not. “If a site looks like it hasn’t been maintained in a while you should avoid entering in your card details,” Malwarebytes advised.
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