The holiday season brings more than festive cheer. It also brings a surge in scams powered by AI. Moonlock spoke with John Wilson, Senior Fellow and Threat Research at Fortra, about how cybercriminals are creating convincing fake ecommerce sites, social media ads, and even job offers. Wilson explains that attackers are exploiting gift cards, travel deals, and short-lived coupon sites to trick consumers. Learn more about the latest holiday scam trends and how to protect yourself.
Originally published in Moonlock.
Excerpt: " This holiday season is bound to be packed with online scams and fraud campaigns. How users respond depends mostly on how informed and how aware they are of the risks and types of techniques scammers and large cybercriminal groups use against them.”
