Security News > 2020 > November > Tis’ the Season for Online Holiday Shopping; and Phishing

While online holiday shopping is nothing new, more of us will be avoiding the malls and brick-and-mortar stores this year - which opens up big opportunities for cybercriminals.

We already know that COVID-19-related phishing scams skyrocketed 600 percent between February and March this year, shortly after the pandemic took hold across Europe and the U.S. This year, along with the usual garden-variety holiday scams, we're likely to see more phishing attacks both directly and indirectly related to the pandemic.

Although phishing scams are likely to target consumers in volume during the holiday season, there are many versions, such as whale-phishing, that are designed to target high-level executives and other key individuals.

Email Phishing: It's hard to believe that email phishing scams are still around and just as successful as they've always been.

At minimum, mobile security should include the ability to access a phishing URL database to immediately prevent known phishing attempts from coming across text and SMS messages, instant messages, social media and other modes of communication.

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https://threatpost.com/online-holiday-shopping-phishing/161412/