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Email fraud poses challenges for consumers and companies during the holiday season

Keep an eye out for cyber scams during the holiday shopping season. New research suggests companies could be doing more to protect consumers from being tricked.
Source: Betsie van der Meer

With the holiday season upon us, beware "gifts" nobody wants: email fraud and cyberattacks.

Cybercriminals take advantage of consumers' attention on a particular subject — like, for example, Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales — to run scams, or they use the distraction of the moment to cause disruption.

They'll slip into the rush of urgent emails offering limited-time deals, hoping to disguise themselves as legitimate retailers. With the National Retail Federation a record high in spending over the holidays in

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