Um novo relatório da DomainTools revela os nomes das empresas de varejo que são as vítimas mais frequentes de phishing. Essas marcas são abusadas por golpistas que criam domínios semelhantes para coletar os detalhes dos usuários. De acordo com os pesquisadores, brands like Amazon, maçã, Gap, Nike, and Walmart are the most common victims of phishing, as revealed by the multiple malicious domains researchers were discovering every day.
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The Growing Danger of Domain Lookalikes and Spoofing
Domain lookalikes or domain spoofing is a popular spoofing technique. Thanks to this trick, many scammers have succeeded in creating fake websites and emails that resemble the actual ones. Many users end up being convinced they are on a legitimate page or that they are reading a legitimate email from their retailer. One of the more common ways to generate such domains that has proven very successful is the addition of certain words called affixes, tal como "conta”Ou“Conecte-se”, to domain names of companies.
If the potential victims are fooled by the page or email, they will proceed with revealing login credentials, números de cartão de crédito, etc. Research indicates that one single phishing email has caused the loss of personal and financial data of over 110 million Target shoppers!
não é de surpreender, because of their huge traffic and reputation among users, popular brands such as Amazon and Apple are common choices among scammers, DomainTools report reveals.
We reported a phishing scam that based on Amazon’s reputation back in January. Crooks were targeting Amazon buyers and were either setting up independent seller accounts or hijacking reputable existing ones. Uma vez que isso foi feito, scammers oferecido itens caros pelos preços sem concorrência.
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Then the ordered listed on the website was failed by the scammers. When the buyer emailed them for help (believing he was contacting an actual person not a crook) the fraudulent merchants prompted the victim to complete the purchase outside of Amazon. This scam was quite sophisticated and convincing.
Milena Dimitrova
Um escritor inspirado e gerente de conteúdo que está com SensorsTechForum desde o início do projeto. Um profissional com 10+ anos de experiência na criação de conteúdo envolvente. Focada na privacidade do usuário e desenvolvimento de malware, ela acredita fortemente em um mundo onde a segurança cibernética desempenha um papel central. Se o senso comum não faz sentido, ela vai estar lá para tomar notas. Essas notas podem mais tarde se transformar em artigos! Siga Milena @Milenyim
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