This year, consumers will not be standing outside brick and mortar stores on Black Friday. They will be online, carts loaded and ready to go, as the pandemic and physical distancing measures tip the scales towards e-commerce. And guess who else is ready to prey during this much awaited retail event? Cybercriminals.

This year, consumers will not be standing outside brick and mortar stores on Black Friday. They will be online, carts loaded and ready to go, as the pandemic and physical distancing measures tip the scales towards e-commerce. And guess who else is <a href="https://www.akamai.com/us/en/about/news/press/2020-press/state-of-the-internet-security-loyalty-for-sale-retail-and-hospitality-fraud.jsp%20">ready to prey during this much awaited retail event</a>? Cybercriminals.

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