Cybercriminals exploited the 2025 Black Friday shopping rush with over 2 million phishing attacks targeting online shoppers and gamers worldwide. Nearly 6.4 million phishing attempts were blocked from January through October, with 48.2% targeting online shoppers directly—up from 37.5% in 2024.
Gaming platforms saw unprecedented attacks, with Discord-related incidents skyrocketing 14 times to 18.5 million attempts. Amazon faced 606,369 blocked phishing attempts, while attackers distributed fake installers and malicious updates through unofficial gaming clients.
The campaigns used sophisticated tactics including RiskTool variants for crypto-mining and banking trojans targeting checkout pages. Scammers created polished fake promotional pages with countdown timers to steal credentials and payment details during transactions.
Source: Cybersecurity News