You have been warned — make sure you don't fall victim to one of these attacks.
A new warning for iPhone and Android users will come as a surprise. The most dangerous time of year for attacks is not what you think. And the hundreds of millions of shoppers with Amazon accounts need to be especially vigilant.
., “remains the most immediate and scalable threat.” This is phishing by text message, and should be front of mind right now givenThese attacks “surge in November and December,” the new report says, but are worst over Christmas and New Year, dwarfing. While some attacks are designed to steal financial information, most link to fake account login windows, stealing usernames and passwords to gain access to accounts. Zimperium warns that last year “we noted a two fold increase in the number of targeted shopping sites during the Christmas shopping season and a four fold increase during early January.” And detection is now harder with “attackers migrating to encrypted mobile messaging platforms, making detection increasingly difficult.”The threat researchers say “attackers leverage trusted brand names and create urgency to deceive users into clicking, logging in, or downloading malicious ‘updates’. And no ”trusted brand name" is more impersonated than Amazon in these attacks. Zimperium’s data shows that more than 46% of detected big brand phishing attacks impersonated Amazon. That’s more than twice as many as any other brand. This year we’ve already seen Amazon warns its customers to be watchful for malicious texts hiding behind its brand, and flags three red-flags account holders should beware: "Phone numbers that you don't recognise or messages from a number with a country code that differs from your country of residence.Text messages that contain phishing links with URLs that are misspelled, have typos, or have a link that is an IP address.", text attacks cover the full retail spectrum during the holiday threat season. Zimperium says “attackers broaden their focus beyond retail brands to include payment processors, digital wallets, and shipping services, creating a seamless illusion of legitimacy that follows users from purchase to delivery.”of its customers have already done so, which is good. “Passkeys are a convenient and secure way to sign in to your Amazon account without using a password,” it says. Amazon also warns users “if you receive a message about the purchase of a product or service, do not respond to the message or click on any link in the message; instead, log into your Amazon account or use the Amazon mobile app and confirm that it is really in your purchase history before taking any action.”Text message scams are now a billion dollar industry. Google is taking legal action to try to dismantle the ecosystems being used, but this will not make the threat go away. It’s way too entrenched. All individuals must be mindful of the risks.Do not log into any account via a link in a message, email or online post.Do not rely on user names and passwords to protect accounts. Two-factor authentication must be enabled wherever it’s available. Passkeys are better.Amazon says “scammers that attempt to impersonate Amazon put consumers at risk. We will continue to invest in protecting consumers and educating the public on scam avoidance. We encourage consumers to report suspected scams to us so that we can protect their accounts and refer bad actors to law enforcement." “This year we’re guaranteed to see ever more sophisticated scams, primarily fueled by AI,” Keeper Security’s Anne Cutler told me. “Cybercriminals’ tactics are quickly evolving, but the target ultimately remains the same: your personal information.”
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