Festive shopping rife with online theft and scams: Norton

Bengaluru: Festivities in the country bring with them heightened consumerism, as brands and retailers try to push sales through discounts, sales and free gifts. Inevitably, a number of bad actors slip into the mix, leveraging the festive fervor and hunt for offers to scam online shoppers. In fact, the average amount lost to holiday shopping scams is over Rs 20,000, according to a survey by cybersecurity firm Norton.

The company in a survey last year had found that 62 per cent Indians faced such theft during festive season shopping. However, this number was not made public this year.