Beware of Phishing Attacks and Other Scams during the Thanksgiving Shopping Season
+3Thanksgiving Day is one of the major holidays celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. The following Friday, referred to as Black Friday, marks the start of the Christmas holiday shopping season. Almost every retailer large and small offers huge discounts on Black Friday, often extending through the weekend and the following Monday, now known as Cyber Monday.
As we near Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday shopping frenzy, we’re observing a sharp increase in cyber scams and phishing activities targeting online shoppers. As shoppers look for the best deals available, cybercriminals are quick to take advantage of unsuspecting users.
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+54Cyber Monday scams that can ruin your holidays and how to avoid them
Nov 26, 2014 4:27 AM PT By Tim Greene
Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year, which means it is also the single biggest opportunity for criminals to steal cash, personal information and credit card numbers, and they’ve got an imposing arsenal to carry out their plans against the unwary.They’ll rely on a range of scams that play on human frailties as well as malware technology that automates the theft of sensitive personal and financial data.
Some of these criminal plans have been around for years and with upgrades and revisions remain effective today so beware these holiday traditions.
The FBI is all over this problem and has issued some sound advice, including not responding to, clicking on links in and opening attachments to unsolicited emails. All can lead to infections and data theft. Also, don’t fill out forms in such emails that ask for personal information.
Even if an email seems legitimate – perhaps from your bank - log on to Web sites directly rather than clicking on links. Look up those URLs independent from whatever is contained in the email, the FBI says.
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+3Infographic: Cyber Monday – Everything you need to know
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+3Underground cybercrime shops that sell credit and debit card accounts stolen from retailers are slashing prices and promoting their own Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales as fraudsters gear up for the busy holiday shopping season.
Card data stolen from main street retailers, a.k.a. “dumps,” is sold to crooks who encode the numbers onto new plastic and go shopping for high-priced electronics and.gift cards at big box stores. Other shops sell mainly stolen card numbers, expiration dates and card security codes that can only be used to shop at online retailers.
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