Protect Yourself Against The 440% Increase in Shipping-Related Phishing Emails

The CDC classified “shopping at crowded stores just before, on or after Thanksgiving” on its list of higher-risk activities to avoid. During the first 10 days of November, the traditional holiday shopping season, U.S. consumers spent $21.7 billion online — a 21% increase year-over-year. DHL is the company most impersonated globally in shipping-related phishing emails during November, followed by Amazon & FedEx. The leading impersonated brand was Amazon with 65% of all. emails impersonating different Amazon shipping related notifications.