Black Friday - Cautions: - People don't criticize

Like Halloween, Black Friday is an American phenomenon that is gradually becoming popular in Norway as well.

Black Friday always falls on the fourth Friday in November, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, and marks the start of Christmas shopping. In recent years, the Trade Suite has been extended to include both Black Week and Black Month, so you can add sales leads throughout the month.

– Black Friday is the perfect opportunity for scammers who count on not criticizing people while looking for a deal, NITO Expert Committee Chair on Information Technology and Digitization Per Øyvind Hodøl says in a press release.

– As a customer, you have to be careful when a deal seems too good to be true

Forgery: Scams abound every day. We offer you an overview of the most popular of them. Photo: Shutterstock / NTB: Cut: Tobias Fjeldvang. Correspondent: Empla Hjort Larsen. Photo: NTB
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NITO explains that Black Friday is one of the most profitable days for cybercriminals.

Therefore, they warn against fake websites, fake links and unprotected submission of personal information.

We are also aware of the issues surrounding identity theft. Your ID is very valuable. If it gets lost, it can cause serious damage. There are insurance policies that take this into account, as Nito wrote in the conclusion in the press release.

Five tips against hacker attacks on Black Friday

Keep your computer and phone updated. Do not use old programs and applications. Make sure to install security updates right away. It’s a race against time to stop hackers from exploiting vulnerabilities in software, like your browser. Old programs are the worst, because they no longer receive security updates.
Use a password app that generates strong, unique passwords for every website. This is called a password manager.
Swipe emails and SMS messages containing offers and links. Some of them may not be legitimate and are just looking to get your sensitive passwords, card numbers, and personal information. Then you can quickly be scammed and your account emptied.
Enter the website name manually instead of clicking the link. It’s a healthy habit that costs little, and can protect you from hackers, viruses, and nasty scams that try to trick you into entering your login details on a fake website.
Enter your mobile phone number in the user profile on websites of interest. This means that you can quickly restore the account if it has been hacked. Source: Norwegian Organization for Engineering and Technology