Cybercriminals take advantage of the arrival of the Chinese New Year to create ‘fraudulent’ online stores

Cybersecurity experts have warned that during the days before the Chinese 2025 New Year, which is celebrated this Wednesday, the number of fraudulent websites in which gifts are promoted with discounts whose payments end up in the hands of the scammers has been triggered.

This event, held throughout the world, as well as its growing popularity “makes it an attractive objective for cybercriminals, taking advantage of once again of global trends and consumer enthusiasm and festive spirit,” explained the expert in Kaspersky Olga Svistunova security.

The cybersecurity firm has indicated that on these dates different fraudulent online stores have been created for attract possible buyers with attractive offers and create an emergency feeling to make a purchase quickly.

However, once the bank data is introduced and the payments are made, the scammers disappear, leaving consumers around the world without that money and without their purchases.

Kaspersky has also pointed out that in other scams discovered the scammers They did not even bother to “update” the selection of products In their stores. In this way, they maintained the decoration articles of the symbol last year, the dragon, instead of changing them for this year, the snake.

From the company they have indicated that it is advisable to verify the authenticity of the web pages to avoid falling into this type of scams. For this, it is necessary to review the URLs, the names of nominium and the opinions of other customers before acquiring a product.

It is also convenient to distrust unpaid offers, because scams usually use emerging windows, ads or emails from phishing ‘to direct users to fraudulent websites.

On the other hand, it is recommended not to share personal information and provide sensitive data – as a name, ID and other financial information – only on safe and verified platforms. Finally, It is advisable to use cybersecurity solutions to prevent ‘malware’ infections.