Hundreds of malicious domains registered ahead of Prime Day

Security researchers have warned bargain-hunting shoppers to be on the lookout for scams this Amazon Prime Day, after discovering a large number of lookalike domains.

Check Point said that, in June alone, it recorded more than 1000 domains with names resembling “Amazon” and “Amazon Prime” – 87% of which have been flagged as malicious or suspicious.

The security vendor warned that big-name online events like Prime Day are a magnet for fraudsters, who tend to target victims via fake (phishing) sites impersonating Amazon login or checkout pages, and phishing emails.

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