Diwali Shopper Beware: Cyber Experts Uncover Fake Flipkart, Amazon Sites Exploiting Festive Fervor

CloudSEK’s threat research team has discovered a rise in malicious activities targeted at festive shoppers during the Diwali celebrations, which is a reminder of how vulnerable shoppers are to malicious activity. Cyber experts have noticed that phishing scams and fraud schemes have increased as a result of the festival season and are targeting consumers with a variety of fraudulent schemes and scams designed to take advantage of the occasion. 

Amidst the festive season of Diwali, there’s a dark side lurking about the internet that needs to be addressed. A hacker team at CloudSEK has revealed that the holiday season is leading to the emergence of numerous sneaky online scams. Diwali shoppers are being hit hard by these shady schemes, especially on popular platforms to get the best deals in time for the special day. 

A series of phishing campaigns have been discovered by CloudSEK’s cyber intelligence team which is targeting the recharge and e-commerce industries to disrupt their operation. As a result of these malicious actors, prominent brands’ reputations are being tarnished, causing them to cease their operations during the festive season so that they can intensify their activities using tactics such as crypto redirects and betting schemes. 

CloudSEK has recently detected 828 suspicious domains linked to phishing activities, in which the culprits attempt to deceive individuals in

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