5 tips from Google that will help you stay safe while shopping online

As the festive season is here, most of the ecommerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Croma and others are offering attractive discounts on scores of products. Due to the pandemic, online shopping has seen a significant boom in the last year. This also means an increase in risks that users face, as more people head online and the range of threats from cybercrime increases.
According to data from the United Nations, cybercrime has already risen 600% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, to help users stay safe online Google conducted a study to study the vulnerabilities in the online shopping experience. Based on the findings, the company has shared a few tips that will help you stay safe while shopping online.
Create a unique password for each account
Users should create a unique password for each account to minimise the risk. Make sure that each password is hard to guess and better yet, at least eight characters long.