Since the lockdown started in March, there has been a significant spike in online shopping. This has become a big attraction for people looking for items on famous sites and apps. However, like every online shopping app, there could be issues for consumers, such as hacking, data breach, cyber fraud, etc. And this pandemic came out as a golden opportunity for the Scammers since they have managed to continue plaguing a variety of internet resources.
One "have a go" tactic of the hackers is "credential stuffing" which requires the use of automated software to log into accounts repeatedly, entering previously uncovered usernames and login information from data breaches of other common online services. However, this dupe won't work if a person doesn't have the same password on many sites or has changed their passwords after being subjected to a data breach.
One such incident of hacking and data breach has happened with 21 years old, Birmingham based law student, Amelia Strike who was unknowingly logged out of her Depop social shopping app account in October. Regarding which she said that "I thought I had just forgotten my password when I couldn't get back in, but a couple of days passed and I realized something wasn't right”, further adding, "I just felt so violated”.
Later she received a post from a stranger on Instagram, alerting that her account had been taken over by a hacker auctioning Apple Air Pod headphone for £50. She also figured out that the hacker was scamming a lot of Depop customers under her name. The hacker was instructing the patrons to make the payment via PayPal’s “Friend and Family” option. Well, this method of ..
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