Security News > 2020 > December > Delivery scams surge to ring in the holiday season
November saw a spike in phishing emails spoofing shipping companies such as DHL, Amazon, and FedEx, says Check Point Research.
A blog post published Tuesday by cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research examines the recent spike in phishing email notifications that impersonate popular shipping companies and offers advice on how to defend yourself against these types of scams.
Looking at November, Check Point found a 440% increase in shipping-related phishing emails compared with October.
In North America, Amazon led the pack with 65% of all such phishing emails impersonating Amazon-shipping related notifications.
In another campaign spoofing FedEx, the phishing email points to a problem with the shipping address, requiring the user's verification.