Hijacking holiday spirit with phishing scams. [Research Saturday]

Or Katz from Akamai sits down with Dave to discuss research on highly sophisticated phishing scams and how they are abusing holiday sentiment. This particular threat, most recently has focused on Halloween deals, enticing victims with the chance to win a free prize, including from Dick’s Sporting Goods or Tumi Backpacks. It then requests credit card details to cover the cost of shipment.
From mid-September to the end of October 2022, Akamai's research were able uncover and track this threat. …

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