Prime Day begins at midnight PDT Monday, June 21 this year, and cybercriminals are already trying to cash in. Some tech-savvy thieves have been setting up spoofed Prime Day sites to try and rip unsuspecting victims off. Keep reading to find out what to watch for.
Here’s the backstory
While shoppers eagerly await the big day, cybercriminals have already ramped up their efforts to rip people off. They are doing this by setting up spoofed Prime Day websites, which are used to steal your personal information, including banking details. Some of the fake sites are designed to infect your device with malware.
A Prime Day for phishing
Check Point found that the preferred method of deceiving people into visiting malicious websites was phishing attacks. “Phishing methods and techniques constantly get creative and innovative, with threat actor’s constantly seeking for ways to lure victims into click on what seems to look like a very legitimate website or email coming from an “expected” or familiar source,” Check Point wrote in a blog post.
How to stay safe
Criminals are becoming masters at spoofing official websites. That’s why it’s important to type the official web address into your browser when visiting a site rather than following a link from an unsolicited email.
