{"id":6473,"date":"2015-11-23T09:48:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T14:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasperskydaily.com\/uk\/?p=6473"},"modified":"2017-11-08T07:38:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T07:38:38","slug":"safe-holiday-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/6473\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t get suckered by online scams this holiday season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By now, you\u2019ve probably seen a ton of advertisements, heard commercials or noticed that your local shops have flipped the switch to that most wonderful time of the year. If you haven\u2019t, well I envy you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6319\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/11\/05192534\/safe-holiday-shopping-FB.png\" alt=\"Safe Holiday Shopping\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\">Let\u2019s face it, we all love a great deal. Do you know who else loves all of these deals? Cyber criminals, this time of year is a prime opportunity for them to get their Grinch on.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZgP0aUKlmNw?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With all of the great deals out there, it is almost impossible to avoid clicking and taking a look around without question. These criminals hope that you\u2019ve let your guard down and won\u2019t be doing your regular due diligence when clicking links or visiting websites \u2013 especially ones with HOT Dealz.<\/p>\n<p>So how can you stay safe shopping online? Here are eight tips to help you keep you safe.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6320\" style=\"width: 2425px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/11\/05192534\/Holiday-Infographic-Final-BIG-1024x697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6320\" class=\"wp-image-6320 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/11\/05192534\/Holiday-Infographic-Final-BIG-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"Shop Safe online this holiday season\" width=\"2415\" height=\"1643\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for full-sized image<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Avoid ransomware<\/strong> \u2014 don\u2019t open email attachments from unknown shopping sites, and always back up your files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be aware of phishing links<\/strong> \u2014 don\u2019t click on unexpected links sent via email, SMS, or messengers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create strong passwords<\/strong> \u2014 combine letters, number and special characters to make them harder to hack.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shop at safe sites<\/strong> \u2014 browse reviews before trusting online shopping sites with your credit card info.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid shopping on public Wi-Fi<\/strong> \u2014 criminals love to snoop for your credentials in unsecure wireless networks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn off Bluetooth, connect via cellular<\/strong> \u2014 these simple steps will make your smartphone connection much more secure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deny suspicious freeware<\/strong> \u2014 these \u2018gifts\u2019 might include adware or something even worse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid forged shipping confirmation emails<\/strong> \u2014 it could be a phishers\u2019 bait for a quick click.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>At the end of the day, while these tips can help, it is up to you to make sure that you are going to the right sites. If a deal is too good to be true, it probably is. We can also help keep you safe year round on all of your devices with <a href=\"https:\/\/kas.pr\/kis_trial_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Internet Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t fall victim to cybercrime when shopping online this holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":636,"featured_media":6474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2026,9],"tags":[200,199,490,178,1225],"class_list":{"0":"post-6473","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-threats","9":"category-tips","10":"tag-black-friday","11":"tag-cyber-monday","12":"tag-holiday-shopping","13":"tag-online-shopping","14":"tag-shopping-on-the-internet"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/6473\/"},{"hreflang":"en-ae","url":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/5172\/"},{"hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/usa.kaspersky.com\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/6318\/"},{"hreflang":"es-mx","url":"https:\/\/latam.kaspersky.com\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/6399\/"},{"hreflang":"es","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.es\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/7266\/"},{"hreflang":"it","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.it\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/6948\/"},{"hreflang":"ru","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.ru\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/9877\/"},{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/10619\/"},{"hreflang":"fr","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.fr\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/5311\/"},{"hreflang":"ja","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.co.jp\/safe-holiday-shopping\/9655\/"},{"hreflang":"ru-kz","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.kz\/safe-holiday-shopping\/9877\/"},{"hreflang":"en-au","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/10619\/"},{"hreflang":"en-za","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/safe-holiday-shopping\/10619\/"}],"acf":[],"banners":"","maintag":{"url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/black-friday\/","name":"black friday"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/636"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9032,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6473\/revisions\/9032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}