We're heading into the holiday shopping season, and there will definitely be more than just the usual frozen, snowy bumps in the road to cybersecurity success. Supply chain interruptions and a continuing chip shortage have made things hard enough as it is, and hackers are taking full advantage.
Supply chain interruptions have only widened the peak fraud time window for many attackers, who are keeping up with consumers who have started shopping earlier.
Two common hacker stocking stuffers this year are “Card not present” fraud, and “non-delivery scams.” Card not present fraud takes advantage of situations where a transaction can be run without possession of a physical card, while non-delivery scams are probably common to anyone who has an email address: They're those phishy-looking emails from "FedEx" about a package you weren't expecting being undeliverable.
There's a common thread between those two common frauds: They're variations on phishing themes, as are fake websites offering hard-to-find toys and gifts. Some of the most unsophisticated, yet elegant, hacks have been perpetrated using social engineering.
Pair that with over five billion sets of credentials and stolen bits of personally identifiable information available on the Dark Web and you have a serious risk for individuals and organizations alike that only gets worse during a time of year where people are spending money with their guards down.
Now is the perfect time to log into KnowBe4 and ensure you have a phishing campaign set up for the holiday season, and if you’re not signed up for KnowBe4 yet, contact Mike Van Houten ([email protected]) or Marshall Smith ([email protected])
It’s critical to remain extra vigilant during the holiday season, and POOL/PACT has the tools you need to proactively help protect your organization.
