Labor Day USA: How To Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks?

According to a research conducted by Kaspersky Labs, the number of cybersecurity incidents grew by 9% during the holiday season as compared to different times of the year. Cybersecurity experts also agree to this and think that online shoppers are more likely to be targeted by hackers on these holidays as compared to other times of the year.

Holidays like Labor Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a great opportunity for hackers to target customers shopping online. Scammers can use a myriad of different tactics in order to steal your personal and financial information and use it to fulfill their malicious desires. They can launch a seasonal scam, a fake gift card,  by targeting a point of sale terminal or spoofing your credit card information by creating fake web pages that look similar to real ones.

According to a report by the trade group of Airlines for America, 17.5 million passengers are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend. Since millions of people plan to travel during this time of the year, they are looking for the best airline ticket deals and hotel stays.

Scammers can use this to their advantage by launching vacation scams, which already cost US consumers $10 billion per year, according to Better Business Bureau. So, how can consumers protect themselves from an onslaught of these labor day attacks? Here is how.

How To Protect Yourself From Cybersecurity Attacks This Labor Day?

Here is how you can protect yourself from scammers this Labor Day.

Be Wary of Skimmers

With most people shopping online during this time of the year, it is the best time for attackers to skim your credit card details. They can not only use online medium but also offline medium for this purpose. If you use your credit card for online shopping, avoid saving your credit card details. 

Keep a close eye on your credit card statements, bank accounts and email so you know if a fraudulent transaction took place without your consent. Be aware of skimming films placed at restaurant card readers and gas pumps. If you use your credit card at those places, there is a higher risk of your credit card details falling into wrong hands.

Keep Everything Up to Date

Every device that connects to the internet is vulnerable during this time of the year whether it is your mobile device, Wi-Fi router or home computer. That is why it is important to keep all the devices updated. Install the latest operating system version on mobile and desktop computers and install the latest patches for your wireless router. You can reduce the risk by installing the latest security patches and bug fixes.

How do you protect yourself from holiday scams? Share it with us in the comments section below.

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According to research conducted by Kaspersky Labs, the number of cybersecurity incidents grew by 9% during the holiday season as compared to different times of the year. Cybersecurity experts also agree with this and think that online shoppers are more likely to be targeted by hackers on these holidays as compared to other times of the year.

Holidays like Labor Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great opportunities for hackers to target customers shopping online. Scammers can use a myriad of different tactics in order to steal your personal and financial information and use it to fulfill their malicious desires. They can launch a seasonal scam, a fake gift card, by targeting a point of sale terminal or spoofing your credit card information by creating fake web pages that look similar to real ones.

According to a report by the trade group of Airlines for America, 17.5 million passengers are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend. Since millions of people plan to travel during this time of the year, they are looking for the best airline ticket deals and hotel stays.

Scammers can use this to their advantage by launching vacation scams, which already cost US consumers $10 billion per year, according to Better Business Bureau. So, how can consumers protect themselves from an onslaught of these Labor Day attacks? Here is how.

How To Protect Yourself From Cybersecurity Attacks This Labor Day?

Here is how you can protect yourself from scammers this Labor Day.

• Be Wary of Skimmers

With most people shopping online during this time of the year, it is the best time for attackers to skim your credit card details. They can use not only online mediums but also offline mediums for this purpose. Avoid saving your credit card details if you use your credit card for online shopping. 

Keep a close eye on your credit card statements, bank accounts and email to know if a fraudulent transaction occurred without your consent. Be aware of skimming films placed at restaurant card readers and gas pumps. If you use your credit card at those places, there is a higher risk of your credit card details falling into the wrong hands.

• Keep Everything Up to Date

Every device that connects to the internet is vulnerable during this time of the year, whether it is your mobile device, Wi-Fi router or home computer. That is why it is crucial to keep all the devices updated. Install the latest operating system version on mobile and desktop computers and install the latest patches for your wireless router. You can reduce the risk by installing the latest security patches and bug fixes.

How do you protect yourself from holiday scams? Please share it with us in the comments section below.