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Scammer Black Friday offers: Online shopping threats and dark web
- Each year, cybercriminals and fraudsters gear up to exploit the demand, attempting to steal personal data, funds, and spread malware through deceptive shopping lures.
- Kaspersky’s automated technologies are designed to detect and prevent various forms of financial phishing and scams that fraudsters run during the Black Friday season.
- Kaspersky identified more than 38 million phishing attacks targeting users of online stores, payment systems, and banks in the first ten months of 2024.
- As many as 44.41% of these attacks targeted banking service users.
- Kaspersky detected and blocked 3,807,116 phishing attempts in 2024, primarily those distributing Amazon-related scam and phishing pages.
- This year, we have also discovered some malicious campaigns targeting users by spreading fake mobile shopping apps.
- These malicious programs are designed to steal sensitive data from online banking and payment systems.
- Despite the high number, the overall activity of PC banking trojans continues to decline.
- After a phishing attack, scammers who steal shopping accounts or credit card data may use it for their own profit or sell it on dark web forums or marketplaces.
- Consumers must remain vigilant, especially during peak shopping periods, and adopt stronger security measures like two-factor authentication, secure payment options, and cautious browsing habits.
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