The Amazon Prime Day 2022 is all set for July 12 and 13, and the consumers are waiting to make the most of the exclusive offers in-store. However, cybercriminals are also waiting in the wings to scam prospective shoppers.
In a report released by CheckPoint, scammers have already been targeting Prime shoppers in an attempt to deploy malware or steal sensitive information.
Key findings
- When compared to the daily average for June, the study shows a 37 percent increase in Amazon-related phishing attacks at the beginning of July.
- In June, about 1,900 new domains containing the word "Amazon" appeared, and nearly 10% of them were discovered to be either malicious or suspicious.
- In the weeks leading up to Amazon Prime Day last year, 2,303 new domains related to Amazon were discovered, and 78% of them were deemed hazardous.
How does the Breach happen?
The malware gets injected into the victims' systems through phishing emails.
- Any recipient who clicks on the attached file will find their computer infected.
- The phishing emails could vary from non-payment of the orders or pending approval payments.
How to stay alert?
To protect from phishing scams, the recipients can follow the below-mentioned tips:
- Check for misspellings of Amazon and for sites that use a similar top-level domain that is designed to trick the customer.
- Don’t buy anything from a website that does not have Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.
- Share no sensitive information with the online retailer.
- Have a strong Amazon password.
- Don’t use a public network to shop on Amazon Prime Day.
- Watch out for bargains that sound too good to be true.
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