HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – With millions of Americans expected to shop online for Cyber Monday, cybersecurity experts say the potential for cyber threats and crimes on consumers is especially high.
“Today, of course, is a day where we will see an uptick in cybercriminal behavior and there will be more victims of those cybercrimes,” said Jay Town. He is the former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and now, is a VP and General Counsel for Gray Analytics, a cybersecurity risk management company.
Town says one of the biggest online risks nowadays is something known as a ‘click event.’
“It’s a consumer clicking on a link and that link then opens up a portal into your device or your computer where they can see your contacts, your bank information, your passwords,” Town explains.
It’s a situation nobody expects or wants to be in, but it can be easily avoided. Town says consumers need to regularly change passwords, monitor bank accounts and use a credit card instead of a debit card if possible. That way, if a consumer is a victim of fraud, they are more likely to get the stolen money back.
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