Phishing attacks are part of everyday digital life. Most of them can be seen through without much difficulty. The current attack on Amazon users, however, has a completely different quality. We’ll reveal how your access data can still be kept secure.
The majority of phishing e-mails can be identified by the countless spelling errors. Such clumsy attempted attacks are in most cases just a nuisance and can be removed with just one click on “delete”. On the other hand, however, there are also high-quality phishing messages that – wrapped in the official mail design of the respective company – require a certain amount of suspicion in order to be recognized as such. So now with the current wave of fraud on your account at Amazon .
According to information from the consumer advice center in North Rhine-Westphalia , such a high-quality phishing email is currently in circulation. In it, “Amazon” informs the recipients that unusual activity has been detected on their accounts and that the accounts have been blocked as a result. The fraudsters then ask their victims to confirm their data using a button. However, this does not hide the Amazon login mask, but only an imitation created by a third party. All login data entered there end up with the fraudsters. Particularly perfidious: Often, in the event of such attacks, users are then redirected to the real website so that the theft of user data is only noticed when it is already too late.
PHISHING ATTACKS ON AMAZON & CO. – THIS IS HOW YOU PROTECT YOURSELF
Basically, the already mentioned distrust should be enough to protect yourself from data thieves. First of all, in addition to the actual content, you should always pay attention to the sender address. The lack of direct customer contact is another indication, but it is not quite as meaningful. If you want to be on the safe side, you should generally avoid links in emails that are not absolutely trustworthy. In most cases, it is sufficient to log in directly to the website in question – here your real Amazon account – and, if necessary, have a look in the mailbox of your own profile.
Another possibility is the so-called two-factor authentication. This is nothing more than double login protection. If you want to log in via an unknown browser or on an unknown device, the software asks you to enter a security code, which is sent at the same time by SMS or email. Otherwise the access remains locked – even if you have the correct login data.
Amazon users can set up two-factor authentication under “My Account”> “Login and Security “> “Settings for Two-Step Verification (2SV)”.
