Black “Fraud Day” and Beyond — The Key Cyber Threats Facing the Retail Sector This Holiday Season.

Black Friday marks the beginning of the most lucrative time of year for many in the retail sector — but also one of the riskiest. Cyber threat actors are ready to exploit customers and systems overwhelmed by the volume of transactions and deliveries. Our white paper, Black “Fraud Day” and Beyond — Key Cyber Threats Facing the Retail Sector This Holiday Season, provides a critical overview of the threat landscape during this pivotal period. Complete the form to join the waiting list for early access to this informative white paper, which will examine:

• Payment and transaction-related threats: The structure of marketplaces specializing in the sale of gift and payment cards, how the cyber underground facilitates card-skimming and the abuse of near-field communication (NFC) technology for illicit gains.
• Phishing Attacks: How attackers exploit holiday marketing cycles, and real examples of phishing attempts impersonating retailers.
• Fake Websites: How threat actors design fake websites and the threat actors who build, lease and sell ready-made fraudulent pages, lowering the bar to entry.
• Ransomware Attacks: Why threat actors target retailers during these peak times, and an analysis of ransomware data across the year so far, including the most prolific variants and a ranking of the countries most affected.

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: How cybercriminals are weaponizing AI to scale and refine holiday-related social engineering attempts: from AI‑generated phishing and deepfake videos using lip-sync and face-swap technologies, all of which can be leveraged for fake promotional content.