The “Update Account Information” button in an on-brand shade of yellow leads to a fake sign-in page, which will quietly steal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Nov. 13, 2024: This story, originally published Nov.

Amazon has quietly closed a serious security hole in Kindle devices that made it possible for attackers to hijack customer accounts simply by getting a malicious audiobook or e-book onto an e-reader.

Read on to find out how this Amazon scam works and how you can spot, avoid and report it. The caller will most likely know ...

Securing your Amazon account should be one of your top priorities. If anyone gets access to your account, they can place orders on your behalf. To help you prevent this, Amazon has introduced passkey ...

Your Amazon account carries a lot of personal information. It can include your order history, payment details, photo library, streaming history on Prime Video and Amazon Music, and more. If you use ...

Last week, July 12 and 13 were -- together -- Prime Day. Two days later, someone used Amazon to try to defraud our account. Presumably, the crook assumed Amazon was going to be showing up on so many ...

Few other companies are as present in everyday life as Amazon. This makes it all the more shocking when suddenly the login no longer works, strange orders appear or the account is even blocked. In ...

On September 26, 2018, a row of tech executives filed into a marble- and wood-paneled hearing room and sat down behind a row of tabletop microphones and tiny water bottles. They had all been called to ...

Update: In November 2024 the Federal Communications Commission proposed a fine of $734,872 against Eken, in an action stemming from Consumer Reports’ reporting on the company. This article was ...