Security Awareness – Cyber Actors Prepping for Amazon Prime Day

As the title states, consumers aren’t the only ones awaiting the famed annual Amazon Prime Day (or days). While threat actors may be procuring some Prime Day purchases, that isn’t the only activity they are predisposed. According to Check Point Research (CPR), there were almost 1,500 new domains related to the term “Amazon” of which 92% were found to be either malicious or suspicious. Furthermore, one out of every 68 “Amazon” related new domains were also related to “Amazon Prime,” of which about 93% of those domains were found to be risky.

Prime Day is just another example of one of those cultural events that malicious actors leverage year after year to trick unsuspecting users. Members are encouraged to remind staff to exercise extreme vigilance with regard to Amazon Prime Day activities, including too-good-to-be-true deals and copy-cat websites – as well as a reminder if your utility prefers that shopping is not done on your corporate network. Along with tips on how to stay safe on Prime Day, CPR shares a few examples (including screenshots) of actual Prime Day scams. Check out Check Point for more.