E-commerce fraud: Chinese hackers targeted e-shoppers during Flipkart’s festive season sale

Amid the continuous crackdown on Chinese apps by the Modi government for allegedly being prejudicial to India’s national security, Chinese hackers have tried to scam millions of Indian e-commerce customers. According to an investigation by the cybersecurity think tank registered with Niti Aayog — CyberPeace Foundation, Chinese fraudsters, and hackers from the GuangDong and Henan province in China used the annual e-commerce sales by Flipkart to scam e-shoppers. The hackers created cyber attacks named “Big Billion Days Spin the Lucky Wheel Scam” and “Amazon Big Billion Day Sale” which were maliciously spread via WhatsApp. The attacks targeted users who were trying to win ‘free products’.