ACTION ALERT (Patreon)

Published:

2020-12-07 20:03:36

Imported:

2022-07

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Be alert: we already know phishing attacks are on the rise - this year criminals are using emails about shipments and deliveries to get targets to click into a site and enter additional payment info to secure items due to "delivery issues".

If users are concerned that a request could be legitimate, they shouldn't follow links in the email, but they should visit the retailer or shipping company page directly.

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That email about your delivery could be fake: Phishing scammers increase their attack on online shoppers | ZDNet

There's been a huge rise in one particular form of phishing attack as cyber criminals look to exploit the combination of the holiday season shopping rush and the move to e-commerce More online shopping means people are receiving more emails about the shipment and deliveries of their orders and cyber criminals are actively looking to take advantage of this with phishing emails impersonating internationally known shipping companies.