Over 2,000 Fake Shopping Sites Spotted Before Cyber Monday

CloudSEK found over 2,000 fake sites impersonating Amazon and top brands before Cyber Monday and Black Friday. Learn the key fraud signs now to stay safe...

Trend Micro and Japanese Partners Reveal Hidden Connections Among SEO Malware Operations

Trend Micro researchers, in collaboration with Japanese authorities, analyzed links between SEO malware families used in SEO poisoning attacks that lead users to fake shopping sites...

The Subtle Tricks Shopping Sites Use to Make You Spend More

Through deceptive designs known as “dark patterns,” online retailers try to nudge you toward purchases you wouldn’t otherwise make...

1) Beware of what you search for

Cyber criminals realized long ago that people trust search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing even after those sites and their results lists have been shown to be easy targets for scams. Attacks that use search engine optimized SEO Web sites to spread malware are a growing problem. A recent repo...