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It’s the night before Valentine’s Day, and it suddenly clicks in your mind that you have totally overlooked one of the most commercialized days of love in everyone’s calendar. You have no gift, flowers, card…. So, what do you do?
Well, fear not! The cybercriminal landscape has you covered and could provide an easy way for you to demonstrate your love for your nearest and dearest—not with the promise of flowers or even diamond jewelry but rather stolen accounts for their favorite streaming services and retail stores.
Valentine’s Day is, of course, a major commercial holiday. Experts predicted that consumers would spend roughly $27.4 billion on purchases related to the holiday this year, up from last year’s $20.7 billion. Most spending is, predictably, focused on candy, jewelry, a night out, and flowers. This year Digital Shadows (now ReliaQuest) has observed a variety of posts across a number of Russian- and English-language cybercriminal forums capitalizing on the consumer frenzy by offering discounts on illicitly acquired goods and services.
On 14 February one threat actor on a gated Russian-language cybercriminal forum invited users to let their love “shine with wonderful gifts”, offering a 14% discount on purchases of fraudulently acquired accounts for multiple organizations spanning sectors as diverse as social media, retail, hospitality, and travel.
Slilp forum thread offering Valentine’s discounted accounts
On an English-language cracking forum one user updated their long-standing thread to promote their “Valentine’s Day Offers” on accounts for several television and music streaming services.
Cracking forum thread offering Music/TV streaming services
Another user subverted the usual requirement for forum members to leave a comment on a thread to unlock hidden content, posting “Like to find your valentine” in a thread advertising credentials for popular streaming services.
Still another user encouraged their fellow forum members to “get your lady something nice for Valentine’s Day”, offering gift cards for clothing retailers.
Cracking forum thread offering discounted Victoria Secret’s giftcards
Although cybercriminals abusing Valentine’s Day for commercial gain is not a new phenomenon, the continued appearance of this type of offer year after year is just another classic example of how far these crooks will go to in order to make a sale and earn a quick buck.
Cybercriminals are always on the lookout for opportunities to entice new customers and will not hesitate to market their illegal goods accordingly. Although the prices attached to some items appear cheap, and the threat actors are not sophisticated in their selling strategies, such offerings remain a constant threat to retail businesses, streaming providers, and social media operators in particular.
Limiting this threat on the part of the retailer is not straightforward and, by extension, minimizing your risk as an individual when shopping online to avoid stolen credentials also requires vigilance. However, there are some measures that can be followed to avoid the likelihood of trouble. Here are a number of tips to help both retailers and consumers stay safe during holiday periods.
For consumers:
For retailers:
Retail and e-commerce organizations have a wealth of sensitive data and deep supply chains that can expose their business, customers, and brand to a wide variety of digital risks.