SOCRadar.io has published a new report that examines how the dark web economy shifts toward holiday shopper data, and how sectors are exposed through identity leaks, credential dumps, and access sales.
The report also explores the industrialization of gift card fraud, the scale of holiday-themed phishing, and changes in threat actor behavior, including ransomware groups and access brokers.
Key statistics include:
- 311 million stolen accounts listed on dark-web markets in Jan-Oct 2025, 63% tied to retail brands.
- SOCRadar Dark Web Monitoring: 64.9% of retail/e-commerce/delivery posts are selling data or access; 51.2% of all posts involve data or database leaks.
- 8.9 million stolen retail gift cards and 7.5 million QSR gift cards observed for sale on underground markets.
- 692% surge in Black Friday-themed phishing during Thanksgiving week 2024; 327% increase in Christmas-themed phishing in the same period.
- 520% rise in AI-driven automated traffic to retail sites expected before Thanksgiving 2025. Also, an estimated 35.7% of Black Friday shoppers are bots or fake users.
You can read more here: https://socradar.io/resources/whitepapers/holiday-shopping-cyber-threats-2025/
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SOCRadar Report “Holiday Shopping Cyber Threats 2025” Is Now Live
SOCRadar.io has published a new report that examines how the dark web economy shifts toward holiday shopper data, and how sectors are exposed through identity leaks, credential dumps, and access sales.
The report also explores the industrialization of gift card fraud, the scale of holiday-themed phishing, and changes in threat actor behavior, including ransomware groups and access brokers.
Key statistics include:
You can read more here: https://socradar.io/resources/whitepapers/holiday-shopping-cyber-threats-2025/
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