Data: 1 in 16 new Amazon websites malicious as Prime Day lands

Ahead of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days tomorrow (6-7 October), Check Point Research has new data on how cybercriminals are cashing in on the sales rush.

Key stats

• 6.5% of new Amazon-related websites registered in September were malicious or suspicious, one in every 16
• Registrations of Amazon and Prime Day web addresses are up 42% since July and 37% year on year
• Banks and payment firms - the systems processing Prime Day purchases - are facing 2,650 attacks per organisation each week, up 66% on last year.
• Retailers are close behind at 2,578 weekly attacks, up 52% year on year.

Researchers also found fake Amazon login pages aimed at UK users, plus organised networks of copycat shopping sites designed to harvest card details. And with AI now producing polished, error-free scam emails and websites, spotting a fake is harder than ever.

Find out more here: https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/amazon-prime-big-deal-days-2026-as-shopping-activity-surges-so-do-cyber-threats/

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