Scam of The Week

Holiday shopping has really ramped up, and the confirmation emails are flooding in. You may have received purchase confirmation emails from Amazon, one of the world’s most popular retailers. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have also been sending their own version of these emails.

It is Thanksgiving week in the United States, which in turn, means Black Friday and Cyber Monday are finally here. Cybercriminals have wasted no time in creating record numbers of fake, malicious online stores to try and trick unsuspecting shoppers.      

The majority of email clients have filters in place to catch suspicious looking emails. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are always searching and finding new ways to bypass these filters.

Spear phishing is a phishing attack that targets a specific person and is made to look like it comes from a trusted source. Social media has fast become the easiest way for cybercriminals to find a specific target.