Security News > 2020 > October > Amazon Prime Day Spurs Spike in Phishing, Fraud Attacks
Cybercriminals are tapping into Amazon's annual discount shopping campaign for subscribers, Prime Day, with researchers warning of a recent spike in phishing and malicious websites that are fraudulently using the Amazon brand.
There has been a spike in the number of new monthly phishing and fraudulent sites created using the Amazon brand since August, the most significant since the COVID-19 pandemic forced people indoors in March, according to a Thursday report from Bolster Research.
Amazon Prime customers enjoy special sales and discounts on top brands to mark the biggest shopping event of the year on the online retail giant's site.
Researchers analyzed hundreds of millions of web pages to track the number of new phishing and fraudulent sites using the Amazon brand and logos.
Fortunately for Amazon Prime customers who plan to take advantage of the event this year-or anyone else shopping Amazon these days-avoiding online fraud is not that difficult, researchers said.
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