Black Friday traps! New AI scams are plaguing this shopping season

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. The holiday season is just around the corner, but those sales are now accompanied by new AI scams that want to steal your money and data. Black Friday started as a day for bargain sales, but has evolved into a global shopping phenomenon. But the bigger the participation, the more attractive it all becomes for criminals. According to Austrian fact-checker Mimikama, security researchers have been observing a new wave of scam attempts made possible by generative AI: fake shops that look deceptively real, deepfake videos featuring celebrities, and phishing attacks via social media and text messages.