Avast researchers detect a surge in fake e-shops following holidays
We kick off the new year with expectations of sales, but beware: a dangerous wave of fake e-shops is spreading on the internet.
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Holiday Shopping: Tips and Best Practices to Help you Stay Secure
As we approach the holiday season, in addition to our busy work schedules, we need to plan for family visits, develop menus for special meals, and do a little shopping while the deals are good! It’s a lot to keep track of. Just remember it’s when you are distracted that you tend to put your digital security most at risk. Cybercriminals don’t take holidays.
Gift cards or data theft? Ensuring safe online shopping this festive season
Gift cards have become a go-to Christmas present for many people, but their dramatic rise in popularity has also unfortunately made them a prime target for hackers. The reason why gift cards are such a popular present is because of how practical they are to use. When you’re not sure what to buy someone, gift cards present an easy and accessible way to show someone how much you appreciate them.
2023 Black Friday / Cyber Monday Top Cybersecurity Tips
November brings two of the busiest shopping days of the year, plus some potential security risks, even if you never leave the comfort of your home. The annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BF/CM) events that originated in the United States have increasingly become a global phenomenon. With huge sales and “doorbuster” deals to kick off the holiday shopping season, they see a massive number of transactions.
New Data Covers How the Retail Market is at Greater Risk of Industry-Specific Cyberthreats
A new analysis of the retail market’s threat landscape discusses the challenges faced by this industry and what threat tactics are being used to take advantage of retail’s cyber weaknesses. Not every report needs to have stats on the state of how bad things are. In fact, it’s quite refreshing for a report to simply state what kinds of attacks are transpiring and what the reader can do to mitigate such threats.
Bah, Humbug! Grinchbots and Freebie Bots Attempt to Ruin Holiday Shopping for Consumers and Retailers
If the holiday classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” was remade in 2023, the mean green guy might be played by an Internet bot. Sure, these bots may not come down your chimney and steal a tree or holiday dinner, but threat actors have designed them to help ruin retailer and consumer holiday shopping experiences. Trustwave SpiderLabs exposed how the two primary bot variants, Grinchbots and Freebie Bots, operate in the team's recent report.
How To Safely Shop Online
You can shop online securely by shopping on reputable websites, using strong and unique passwords when creating online shopping accounts and watching out for phishing scams. The internet has allowed retailers to sell online and provide a convenient way to shop; however, online shopping also exposes people to potential cyber attacks that can put them at risk of losing their personal and financial information.
The 2023 Retail Services Sector Threat Landscape: A Trustwave Threat Intelligence Briefing
The annual holiday shopping season is poised for a surge in spending, a fact well-known to retailers, consumers, and cybercriminals alike. The latter group, however, is poised to exploit any vulnerabilities they can find to pilfer valuable consumer and business data. Unlike holiday shoppers flocking to stores or browsing online during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, these adversaries don't adhere to a seasonal schedule.
Social Media, Shoplifting and Cybercrime
According to figures published in the ONS Crime Survey on 19 October, the rate of shop theft in the UK increased by 25 percent in the year ending June 2023. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), meanwhile, reported more than 1.1m instance of theft in 2022, with many carried out by organised gangs.
Is retail a security fail? Make sure your PoS is not a POS
Whether it's a brick-and-mortar storefront or an e-commerce platform, no player in the retail space is safe from cyberattacks. Over the past decade, we have seen major breaches of big-name stores, resulting in multi-million dollar settlements and hundreds of millions of affected users. But what exactly is going on here? We will examine the mechanisms cybercriminals use to exploit retail stores and platforms, what they look for, and, most importantly, what can be done to thwart threats and leave cyber criminals on the shelf.