Check Point Research reports that in November, the number of phishing emails written on behalf of delivery services increased by 440% compared to October.
The sharpest growth was recorded in Europe, with North America and the Asia-Pacific region taking the second and third places in the number of phishing campaigns. Most often (in 56% of cases), scammers sent emails on behalf of DHL. Amazon is in second place (37%), and FedEx is in third place (7%).
In Europe, the number of phishing emails increased by 401% in November compared to October. 77% of them disguised themselves as various notifications from Amazon. In the US, fraudsters sent 427% more phishing messages than in October, and 65% of them were written on behalf of Amazon. And in the Asia-Pacific region, the number of phishing attacks on behalf of delivery services increased by 185%, with almost 65% of emails using the DHL brand.
Back in early November, the centers for disease control and prevention warned of the dangers of visiting shopping centers during the holidays and recommended shopping online. As a result, the volume of online shopping in the country continues to break all records. In the first ten days of November, during the holiday season, Americans spent $ 21.7 billion on online purchases — 21% more than last year. According to DC360, shoppers will spend $ 38 billion over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 2020, which is almost twice as much as during the same period in 2019.
However, not only stores were prepared for the boom in online shopping-the attackers also mobilized forces to make money on the holiday hype. Now, in addition to fake discount offers and links to store websites, they are more likely to send phishing emails on behalf of delivery services.
Check Point Research researchers warn that the carefully designed scheme involves the entire online shopping system: from discount offers, for example, on black Friday and cyber Monday, to the order delivery process. Its main goal is to trick people into disclosing their account and Bank card details in order to use them to steal funds in the future. Unlike regular phishing emails, which fraudsters use to get personal data, login information for online banking or card details, emails from delivery services contain various fake messages about problems or offers to track the parcel.
To solve the problem or to use the service, you must provide your personal data or Bank card details. Scammers did not accidentally start sending such emails in November, experts say, because this month many buyers of online stores are waiting for their purchases and more often pay attention to messages from delivery services. In addition, many users are already aware of the old methods of fraud during sales, and the traditional "great offers" have ceased to bring criminals income.
The sharpest growth was recorded in Europe, with North America and the Asia-Pacific region taking the second and third places in the number of phishing campaigns. Most often (in 56% of cases), scammers sent emails on behalf of DHL. Amazon is in second place (37%), and FedEx is in third place (7%).
In Europe, the number of phishing emails increased by 401% in November compared to October. 77% of them disguised themselves as various notifications from Amazon. In the US, fraudsters sent 427% more phishing messages than in October, and 65% of them were written on behalf of Amazon. And in the Asia-Pacific region, the number of phishing attacks on behalf of delivery services increased by 185%, with almost 65% of emails using the DHL brand.
Back in early November, the centers for disease control and prevention warned of the dangers of visiting shopping centers during the holidays and recommended shopping online. As a result, the volume of online shopping in the country continues to break all records. In the first ten days of November, during the holiday season, Americans spent $ 21.7 billion on online purchases — 21% more than last year. According to DC360, shoppers will spend $ 38 billion over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 2020, which is almost twice as much as during the same period in 2019.
However, not only stores were prepared for the boom in online shopping-the attackers also mobilized forces to make money on the holiday hype. Now, in addition to fake discount offers and links to store websites, they are more likely to send phishing emails on behalf of delivery services.
Check Point Research researchers warn that the carefully designed scheme involves the entire online shopping system: from discount offers, for example, on black Friday and cyber Monday, to the order delivery process. Its main goal is to trick people into disclosing their account and Bank card details in order to use them to steal funds in the future. Unlike regular phishing emails, which fraudsters use to get personal data, login information for online banking or card details, emails from delivery services contain various fake messages about problems or offers to track the parcel.
To solve the problem or to use the service, you must provide your personal data or Bank card details. Scammers did not accidentally start sending such emails in November, experts say, because this month many buyers of online stores are waiting for their purchases and more often pay attention to messages from delivery services. In addition, many users are already aware of the old methods of fraud during sales, and the traditional "great offers" have ceased to bring criminals income.