A fake refund scam has targeted Shopify Shop app users for several months, with fraudsters impersonating refunds directly inside the app.
Huntress reports an ongoing fake refund scam aimed at users of Shopify's Shop app. The fraudsters operate directly within the app rather than via email, making the scam harder to spot. The activity has been observed over the past few months, and users should verify refund requests before acting.
Unit 42 found scammers surge deceptive domain registrations around major events like the 2024 Paris Olympics to run phishing and counterfeit merchandise scams.
Unit 42 analyzed newly registered domains (over 200,000 detected daily from zone files, WHOIS, and passive DNS) containing event-specific keywords, using the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics as a case study. Threat actors register lookalike domains to sell counterfeit merchandise, push fraudulent services, and run phishing, as previously seen with COVID-19-themed and fake ChatGPT tool scams. The article recommends monitoring domain registrations, DNS and URL traffic trends, textual patterns, and verdict change requests to catch event-themed abuse early.