Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers. Here's how to stay one step ahead of bad actors.

Amazon is warning that a wave of highly convincing account scams is now targeting hundreds of millions of customers, turning routine shopping into a potential security risk. The company says attackers ...

Amazon has warned that scammers are monitoring customer complaints in social media posts and comments. Crooks then reach out to you. AARP is seeing an uptick in complaints from consumers who have been ...

The expert said: "If you think your account has been compromised, the first thing you should do is log in to Amazon and change your password via its official website or app - it’s a good idea to then ...

There's bad customer service — and even worse bogus customer service where anyone can easily be taken by a scammer with a quirky accent who demands a credit card on the spot when you call a fake ...

Phishing campaigns are opportunistic and if there’s a media-coverage hook that can be used to dangle the dangerous bait then all the better. We’ve seen scammers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, June 21, 2025: This story, originally published on ...