How to Avoid Cyber Criminals on Prime Day
Amazon (AMZN) is hosting its annual Prime Day event this week. That means you’re likely scouring the e-commerce giant’s site and app for sales on everything from diapers to doorknobs if you pay the annual fee of $14.99 a month or $139 a year to be a Prime member.
But Prime Day isn’t only a major event for shoppers. It’s also an opportunity for scammers hoping to exploit the event’s massive popularity to steal Amazon customers’ data.
According to Check Point Research, the intelligence arm of cybersecurity company Check Point Software (CHKP), Amazon-related phishing attacks increased by 37% in the first few days of July alone in the run-up to Prime Day, based on a sample of corporate networks it tracks. The company predicts there will be 10 million phishing attempts related to Prime Day around the world this year.
