Hackers hit over 4,000 e-commerce websites during festive sales

Hackers have hit more than 4,151 online retailers during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, stealing payment information and other personal information from customers, the National Cyber Security Centre in the UK said on Monday.

It notified 4,151 small business sites whose customers’ payment details were being stolen.

“We want small and medium-sized online retailers to know how to prevent their sites being exploited by opportunistic cyber criminals over the peak shopping period,” said Sarah Lyons, deputy director for economy and society at the NCSC.

“Falling victim to cybercrime could leave you and your customers out of pocket and cause reputational damage,” Lyons said in a statement.