Black Friday sales: How to stay safe from scam emails during this season

While Black Friday sales are typically a major event in the United States, in India too many brands are hosting similar sales. But these days, major sales events also come with another risk. The rise of malicious emails claiming to offer fantastic deals and discounts. According to cybersecurity firm Check Point Research (CPR)’s report, there is a surge in fake shopping and websites at this time of the year.

CPR notes that 17 per cent of all malicious files distributed by email in November were related to shipping and that 4 per cent of all new shopping-related websites were malicious since the start of November.