Scams are especially abundant at this time of year, and may show up in various ways, including delivery notifications, deals which are too good to be true, charitable contribution solicitations, gift card scams in which someone requests your assistance with the purchasing gift cards and requests the redemption code on the back of each card, malicious links and attachments, QR codes, and vishing (voice phishing or phone calls).
For information on how to detect and avoid these scams, please see the following two KnowBe4 videos.
Stay Safe for the Holidays (3.31)
A Scammers Secret Santa (approx. 3.30)
For more information on how to detect and avoid phishing, see NYU’s Safe Computing website.
Wishing you a healthy, safe and joyful holiday season!