Zak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
Updated on November 20 as Amazon issues advice for shoppers given the surge in Black Friday related cybersecurity threats when browsing online.
Judge Orders Prosecutors To Destroy Copies Of Diddy’s Jail Cell Notes: Here Is The Latest Sean Combs News The firm’s security researchers have already detected almost 200,000 “Black Friday-themed spam messages” since the beginning of the month, with this year proving to be something of a boom year for scammers. “In the first ten months of 2024,” the team warns, “Kaspersky identified more than 38 million phishing attacks targeting users of online stores, payment systems, and banks.”
Just as with SilkSpecter, Kaspersky finds that “scammers often impersonate major retailers like Amazon, Walmart or Etsy with deceptive emails to lure unsuspecting victims. These emails typically claim to come from the companies themselves and promote exclusive discounts, especially during high-traffic shopping periods like Black Friday.
False urgency. Scammers often try to create a sense of urgency to persuade you to do what they’re asking.A notification saying, “your account is locked” and you need to click the link, make a payment, or purchase a gift card.Amazon has put in place a range of support sites for any shopper who “believes they have fallen victim to an Amazon impersonation scam.
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