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Summer is nearly here, and millions of people are planning vacations and other leisure activities. In fact, nearly 90% of Americans plan to travel this summer, making it the most popular season for concerts, sporting events and other forms of ticketed entertainment. This high volume of travel and tickets purchased opens the door for cybercriminals to target consumers and travel and ticketing sites. To ensure cybercriminals don't rain on your summer fun, ThreatMetrix has outlined the summer's top event and travel destinations, along with tips to keep you safe online.
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HOW TO PREVENT
CYBERCRIMINALS FROM
Raining on your Summer Fun Summer is nearly here, and millions of people are planning vacations and other leisure activities. In fact, nearly 90% of Americans plan to travel this summer, making it the most popular season for
concerts, sporting events and other forms of ticketed entertainment.
This high volume of travel and tickets purchased opens the door for cybercriminals to target
consumers and travel and ticketing sites. To ensure cybercriminals don't rain on your summer fun,
ThreatMetrix has outlined the summer's top event and travel destinations, along with tips to
keep you safe online.
SUMMER’S HOTTEST EVENT 2014 World Soccer Championship in �azil
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26.7 MILLIONHOURS
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Risks
TOP 10 U.S. Summer �avel Destinations
Malicious links when streaming –
Only research the event and stream
from official websites
Fraudulent apps in the app store –
Make sure to download authentic apps
Ticketing scams – Purchase tickets from
the event website or authorized resellers
Public Wi-Fi at the event – Be wary of
accessing sensitive information, as public
Wi-Fi may be compromised
Search engine poisoning - When searching
for event information, be wary of clicking
on links to third-party websites and only
click on authentic sites or news sources
RISKSDID YOU KNOW? Nearly 5 MILLION people
a year purchase fraudulent event tickets
BEWARE OF:
Nonexistent vacation rentals
Airfare or hotel deals that seem too
good to be true
Email hacks
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SOURCES:http://press.orbitz.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251693&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1925945&highlight=
http://gigaom.com/2010/07/13/world-cup-stats-the-nets-biggest-sporting-event/http://www.mercurynews.com/eat-drink-play/ci_25708474/travel-top-10-hot-u-s-summer-destinations
http://blog.aarp.org/2013/06/27/how-to-avoid-summer-event-ticket-scams-scalpers-tickets-fraud/
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