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Scammer Black Friday offers: Online shopping threats and dark web

Category Details
Threat Actors Cybercriminals, fraudsters, and scammers
Campaign Overview Focus on Black Friday scams targeting online shoppers, including phishing, fake apps, and banking trojans.
Target Regions (Or Victims) Consumers globally, with specific targeting in APAC (11.11), Western regions for Black Friday.
Methodology Annual analysis of phishing sites, spam emails, financial malware, fake mobile apps, and banking trojans, with data collected from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) from January to October 2024.
Product Targeted Online retail platforms (Amazon, eBay, Walmart, MercadoLibre, etc.), banking systems, mobile apps
Malware Reference Banking Trojans (e.g., Grandoreiro), fake mobile apps
Tools Used Phishing sites, fake apps, email campaigns, dark web forums
Vulnerabilities Exploited Fake websites, phishing emails, mobile app impersonation, browser exploits (banking trojans), dark web trade of stolen data
TTPs Phishing (email, fake sites), social engineering, fake mobile apps, banking trojans (web injections, form-grabbing, clipboard monitoring), dark web selling stolen data
Attribution Cybercriminals targeting consumer shopping platforms
Recommendations Consumers should use two-factor authentication, secure payment options, and cautious browsing; businesses should implement comprehensive security solutions
Source Securelist by Kaspersky

Read full article: https://securelist.com/black-friday-report-2024/114589/

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Source: Securelist

Published on: November 19, 2024

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