The end of Thanksgiving means the beginning of holiday shopping season, and as usual, a great deal of that shopping will be done online. But while online shopping is easy and convenient, it’s also fraught with dangers. Sure, it’s easy to search the Web for the best price on that laptop or video gaming console you want to get, but some of the results that pop up contain malicious links or malware. It’s easy for online shoppers to get taken to fake websites where they can have their personal and financial information stolen.
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Ringing In a Scam-Free Cyber Monday
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 29, 2010 05:00 AMThe end of Thanksgiving means the beginning of holiday shopping season, and as usual, a great deal of that shopping will be done online. But while online shopping is easy and convenient, it’s also fraught with dangers. Sure, it’s easy to search the Web for the best price on that laptop or video gaming console you want to get, but some of the results that pop up contain malicious links or malware. It’s easy for online shoppers to get taken to fake websites where they can have their personal and financial information stolen.