As people rush to finish #holidayshopping, they ought to be aware that a good history of transactions and feedback does not confirm that an #ecommerce seller account is legit.

There is a large #underground market on the deep and #darkweb for "aged accounts"--opened and cultivated by one actor, and then sold to another for use in #scamming and #fraud. We discovered that this activity is on the rise: there has been a nearly 240% increase in the monthly average of underground posts mentioning aged #Amazon accounts.

#cybercrime #cybersecurity #hanukkah #christmas #holidayseason