67% of people say they wish they knew how to better protect themselves from falling victim to holiday scams.

41% of scam victims have fallen victim to online shopping scams, making it the most popular threat.

46% of people are likely to immediately buy something when they see a great holiday deal online.

27% of people say they tend to take more risks shopping online during the holiday season than at other times of the year.

44% of people say they have purchased a holiday gift from a social media advertisement.

61% of people are concerned about being scammed while shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

15% say they’d spend $50 more than the market value to get a high-demand gift during the holidays.

12% say they’d buy from a stranger on social media to get a high-demand gift during the holidays.

13% say they’d purchase from an unknown website or seller to get a high-demand gift during the holidays.

43% of people would change their shopping habits to try to get a high demand gift during the holidays.

19% say they’d click on a social media ad or email link claiming to have the gift to get a high-demand gift during the holidays.

40% of people who have fallen victim to a scam during a past holiday season were scammed on social media.

EDRSandBlast variants were detected in waves of attempted ransomware attacks throughout 2024, including a dramatic peak around the US Thanksgiving holiday in November