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Hackers are looking to cash in on the top shopping days in the U.S. - Black Friday and Cyber Monday - as well as other events, like Singles' Day, which recently occurred this week in China. Last year, researchers said that social-media scams and domain-impersonation scams were some of the biggest types of attacks during the holiday shopping season.

The day after Thanksgiving became known as Black Friday because it was a day on which so much retail trade was done that many retailers, in a good year at least, would make enough money to bring their annual trading accounts into the black, leaving them with the rest of the Christmas shopping season to make their profit for the year. With Black Friday now popular not just in the US but all over the world, there's no global Thursday thanksgiving holiday that ties Black Friday to a specific Friday, or even to a Friday at all.

Watch our latest Naked Security Live video for some handy and practical cybersecurity tips - for Black Friday and beyond.

Holiday shopping scams try to bait consumers with special giveaways, giftcards, discounts, and coupons, according to a new report from cyber security company ZeroFOX.

Cybercriminals are tapping in on Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers with an array of scams and malware - including domain impersonation, social media giveaway scams, and a malicious Chrome extension.

Consumers have to make sure not to fall prey to fraudulent coupons or deceptively spoofed retailer websites.

If you're like most consumers, you're probably looking forward to the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale events. Who wouldn't want to get all sorts of products and services at massive...

Ahead of the holiday shopping bonanza, the security community is talking to consumers about IoT security.

It's the latest Naked Security Podcast - you're welcome!