Cyber Monday – Computer Security Articles

As holiday shoppers gear up for a shopping spree on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s important to be on alert to protect yourself from getting scammed. Here are few tips to help you enjoy a carefree and scam free holiday shopping season: Do not get tricked by similar…

Kaspersky Security

Holiday shopping and holiday phishing

November 21, 2018 admin Black Friday, Cyber Monday, news, phishing, shopping, Social engineering, Threats

Credit to Author: Andrey Kostin| Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:35:56 +0000

The winter sales season is the hottest time of the year for shoppers and financial phishers. Be careful!

Kaspersky Security

Podcast: shopping safe Black Friday, Cyber Monday

November 20, 2018 admin Black Friday, Cyber Monday, news, online shopping, phishing, podcast, privacy, SCAM, Security, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:27:48 +0000

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss ways you can stay safe shopping online during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (November 13 – November 19)

November 20, 2017 admin cam, catphishing, Cyber Monday, email, fraud, Google Play, malware, phish, Security world, Week in security, weekly roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:45:51 +0000

Learn what happened in the world of security during the week of November 13 – November 19.

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MalwareBytes Security

10 tips for safe online shopping on Cyber Monday

November 17, 2017 admin 101, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, How-tos, scams

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:33:49 +0000

The Internet has always been a lawless place, but it becomes particularly rough during the holiday shopping season. Here’s your guide to safe online shopping on Cyber Monday and beyond.

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Microsoft Security

Don’t let this Black Friday/Cyber Monday spam deliver Locky ransomware to you

January 23, 2017 admin anti-malware, Antimalware research for IT pros and enthusiasts, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, JavaScript, JavaScript spam attachment, Locky, malware, MMPC, Nemucod, ransomware, research, spam, Windows Defender

We see it every year: social engineering attacks that take advantage of the online shopping activities around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, targeting customers of online retailers. This year, we’re seeing a spam campaign that Amazon customers need to be wary of. The fake emails pretend to be notifications from the online retailer that a purchase has…