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CISO Briefing: The Ultimate 2025 Black Friday “Scam Sheet”: How to Spot All 10 Fakes (And the 3 Tools That Protect You). — by CyberDudeBivash

By CyberDudeBivash · 01 Nov 2025 · cyberdudebivash.com · Intel on cyberbivash.blogspot.com

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E-COMMERCE FRAUD • MAGECART • INFOSTEALER • WAF BYPASS

Situation: Black Friday/Cyber Monday is the **high season for cybercrime**. Criminals are deploying AI-accelerated attacks to steal PII and credit cards. The primary threats are **1) Magecart (E-Skimmers)** on e-commerce sites and **2) Infostealers (like Vidar)** on consumers’ PCs. Your corporate devices are a prime target, too.

This is a decision-grade CISO brief and a **Consumer Protection Mandate**. Attackers are bypassing corporate WAFs (Web Application Firewalls) and home network VPNs. We break down the **10 most common holiday scams** (including AI-Vishing and Infostealer TTPs) and provide the **3 non-negotiable security tools** you must have installed *before* the first sale drops.

TL;DR — Don’t lose your money for a cheap TV. This is how they steal it.

• **The Critical TTP:** **Magecart (E-Skimming)**. Hackers inject malicious JavaScript into checkout pages to steal card data *as you type it*. Your WAF is blind to this client-side attack.
• **The Credential TTP:** **Infostealers (Vidar, Redline)**. Phishing links drop fileless malware that steals *all* saved passwords and session cookies from your browser. This leads to MFA Bypass.
• **The AI Lie:** **”Vibe Hacking”** (AI-Phishing). Scams are now perfectly written, making them impossible for humans to spot.
• **The 3 Essential Tools:** 1) **Kaspersky EDR/Premium** (blocks infostealers). 2) **TurboVPN** (protects public Wi-Fi). 3) **Virtual Cards** (kills the fraud).
• **THE ACTION:** Freeze your credit, enable real-time bank alerts, and audit your personal devices for malware *now*.

CyberDudeBivash Black Friday Threat Matrix

SCAM TTP	Target	CISO Risk	Mitigation (CyberDudeBivash)
1. Magecart E-Skimming	Checkout Page (Card Data)	PCI/GDPR	VAPT / Virtual Cards
2. Infostealer Phishing	Browser (Cookies/Logins)	MFA Bypass / Session Hijack	Kaspersky EDR
3. Rogue Wi-Fi (MitM)	Public Coffee Shop Network	PII Exposure	TurboVPN / Encrypted Traffic

Critical E-Commerce FraudMFA Bypass TTPAI-Accelerated PhishingContents

1. Phase 1: The Ultimate Black Friday Scam Sheet (The 10 TTPs)
2. Phase 2: The Security Failure (How Your EDR/WAF Is Blind)
3. Exploit Chain (Engineering)
4. The 3 Non-Negotiable Tools to Protect Your Money
5. The Consumer Protection Plan (What to Do NOW)
6. Tools We Recommend (Partner Links)
7. CyberDudeBivash Services & Apps
8. FAQ
9. References

Phase 1: The Ultimate Black Friday Scam Sheet (The 10 TTPs)

The attackers aren’t innovating; they’re scaling. They are taking known TTPs and using **AI** to execute them *perfectly* at mass scale. This is the **CyberDudeBivash 10-Point Scam Sheet** for 2025:

The Top 5 E-Commerce & Credential Scams (TTPs)

1. **The “Magecart” Skimmer:** Malicious JavaScript injected into checkout pages to skim card details *as you type them*. (The attack on **4.3 Million cards**).
2. **The “Infostealer” Phish (Vidar/Redline):** A phishing email drops fileless malware that steals all *saved* browser passwords, credit cards, and active session cookies. (Bypasses MFA).
3. **The “Shipping Fee” Phish (AI):** A perfectly written, urgent email from “Amazon/FedEx” saying you must “Pay a $3 Re-delivery Fee” via a malicious link.
4. **The “Trusted Partner” Hack:** (See our **Booking.com** analysis). Scammers breach a small vendor (e.g., a shipping company’s admin portal) to send a malware link from a *trusted domain*.
5. **The “Fake Vishing” Call (Deepfake):** An AI-cloned voice of your bank or a company executive calls, demanding instant payment for a “failed purchase.”

The Top 5 Consumer Safety TTPs

6. **The Fake E-Store:** Phishing emails leading to a *perfectly cloned* website selling products at a massive discount (e.g., 90% off a PS5). The site steals your card and delivers nothing.
7. **The Rogue Wi-Fi:** Shopping from a coffee shop with a **TurboVPN** disabled. Attackers use an **Adversary-in-the-Middle (MitM)** attack to sniff your plain HTTP data or redirect your browser to a malicious login page.
8. **The “Password Reuse” Trap:** You reuse a password on a low-security toy store. That site is breached. The attacker uses those credentials to *log in* to your high-security accounts (bank, Amazon).
9. **The Malicious App:** Fake “deal tracking” apps on Android/iOS that steal banking credentials. (See our **Airstalk/Android 0-Click** brief).
10. **The “Session Hijack” Lie:** You click a link that *steals your active session cookie* (MFA bypass) *while* you’re shopping. The attacker is now *logged in as you* to your PayPal/Amazon account.

Phase 2: The Security Failure (How Your EDR/WAF Is Blind)

The critical failure is that *your* defense stack is failing *your* employees, exposing the entire enterprise:

1. The WAF/DLP Bypass (Magecart)

Your Web Application Firewall (WAF) *cannot* see the **Magecart** attack. Magecart is a **client-side** JavaScript skimmer. The WAF is a **server-side** defense. The attacker steals the card *inside the user’s browser*, which is *outside* the WAF’s protection zone. Your DLP is blind to this client-side exfil.

2. The EDR Bypass (Infostealer)

The attacker’s **Infostealer** is not detected because it’s a **fileless “Living off the Land” (LotL)** attack. The attack chain runs entirely inside **”trusted” Windows processes** (`wscript.exe` or `powershell.exe`). Your EDR is *whitelisted* to trust this activity and misses the alert.

3. The MFA Bypass (Session Hijack)

The ultimate goal is the **Session Cookie**. Once the infostealer has the cookie, the attacker logs into your M365/VPN *without* needing your password or the second MFA code. This is the **Cephalus TTP**.

Exploit Chain (Engineering)

This is a Multi-Modal Attack, chaining several LotL TTPs.

• Trigger: Phish/Malvertising → `.JS` in `.ZIP`.
• Precondition: EDR *whitelists* `wscript.exe`. User *saves* card in browser.
• Sink (The Breach): `wscript.exe` → `powershell.exe -e …` (LotL) → *Read* `chrome.cookies` → `HTTPS POST` to C2.
• Risk: Session Hijack & Card Fraud.

The 3 Non-Negotiable Tools That Protect You

You cannot stop the scams from being sent. You must stop the TTPs from working. These 3 tools are non-negotiable for anyone shopping online this holiday season.

Tool 1: Endpoint Security (Kaspersky Premium)

Your legacy AV will fail. You need a behavioral EDR. **Kaspersky Premium** protects you from the **Infostealer** TTP (Vidar/Redline) by blocking the malicious `wscript.exe` behavior and providing a secure **Password Manager** (stopping you from saving cards in Chrome).
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Tool 2: Network Privacy (TurboVPN)

You *must* assume the public Wi-Fi at the mall or coffee shop is compromised. A TurboVPN encrypts *all* your traffic, blocking the **Rogue Wi-Fi/MitM** attack TTP.
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Tool 3: Financial Isolation (Virtual Cards)

This is the ultimate financial firewall. Use a **Virtual Credit Card** (provided by most banks). The attacker *steals* your card number, but the virtual card is *useless* after one transaction or *can be instantly frozen*.

The Consumer Protection Plan (What to Do NOW)

This is the definitive checklist to protect your finances before Black Friday hits.

• **1. FREEZE YOUR CREDIT:** If you are a victim of the **4.3M card dump** or **Hyundai breach**, freeze your credit *now* (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion).
• **2. ENABLE REAL-TIME ALERTS:** Turn on *push notifications* for *every* bank and credit card transaction. This is your earliest warning of fraud.
• **3. AUDIT PASSWORDS:** **DELETE** all saved cards and passwords from your browser (`chrome://settings/passwords`). *Starve the Infostealer*.
• **4. CHECK YOUR EXTENSIONS:** Go to `chrome://extensions` and *remove* any tool that requests “Read and change all your data on all websites.”
• **5. CISO ACTION:** If your **EDR** failed the `wscript.exe -> powershell.exe` test (from our Gootloader brief), you are critically vulnerable. **Book our free assessment now.**

Mitigation & Hardening (CISO/Corporate Mandate)

Your employees will shop on corporate devices. Your defense *must* be ready.

• 1. HARDEN ENDPOINTS: Use GPO to **de-weaponize `.JS` files**. Change the default handler for `.JS` and `.VBS` files from `wscript.exe` to `notepad.exe`.
• 2. HUNT INFOSTEALERS: Your **24/7 MDR team** (like ours) must *actively hunt* for the `wscript.exe -> powershell.exe` TTP.
• 3. PREVENT SESSION HIJACKING: **Mandate Phish-Proof MFA (FIDO2)** and deploy SessionShield to detect the anomalous session usage that the stolen cookies will enable.

Audit Validation (Blue-Team)

Run this *today*. This is not a “patch”; it’s an *audit*.

# 1. Test Infostealer Bypass (Crucial CISO Test)
# Run the "Lab Setup" test (LNK -> calc.exe). 
# Did your EDR *see* it? If not, you are BLIND.

# 2. Test Network Privacy
# Log into your home Wi-Fi with TurboVPN OFF. Use your EDR to check for 
# outbound non-encrypted connections (Port 80/21/23).
# If you find any, your data is at risk of being sniffed.
  

Protect Your Business from Employee Fraud.
The line between personal and corporate risk is gone. **CyberDudeBivash** is the leader in Ransomware Defense. We are offering a Free 30-Minute Ransomware Readiness Assessment to show you the *exact* gaps in your “Fileless Malware” and “Session Hijacking” defenses.

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Recommended by CyberDudeBivash (Partner Links)

You need a layered defense. Here’s our vetted stack for this specific threat.

Kaspersky EDR/Premium
Blocks the Infostealer and provides a secure Password Manager to starve the attacker.TurboVPN
Encrypts all traffic on public Wi-Fi, defeating the Rogue Wi-Fi (MitM) attack TTP.AliExpress (Hardware Keys)
Mandate FIDO2/YubiKey. This is the only fix that defeats Session Hijacking (the stolen cookie is useless).

Edureka — CISO / Risk Training
Train your execs and consumers on the *new* AI-accelerated threats and *why* they must use Virtual Cards.Alibaba Cloud (WAF)
For e-commerce sites: Deploy **Content Security Policy (CSP)** to block Magecart exfiltration.Rewardful
Run a bug bounty program. Pay white-hats to find Magecart vulnerabilities *before* APTs do.

CyberDudeBivash Services & Apps

We don’t just report on these threats. We hunt them. We are the experts in **E-Commerce Fraud** and **Session Hijacking** Defense.

• SessionShield — Our flagship app. This is the *only* solution that *behaviorally* detects and *instantly* kills a hijacked SaaS session.
• Managed Detection & Response (MDR): Our 24/7 SOC team becomes your Threat Hunters, watching your EDR logs for the “Infostealer” and “Fileless Malware” TTPs.
• Web Application VAPT: We *simulate* Magecart attacks and find the *initial RCE flaw* that lets the attacker compromise your e-commerce site.
• PhishRadar AI — Stops the AI-powered phishing attacks that *initiate* the infostealer breach.

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FAQ

Q: What is an “Infostealer”?
A: An Infostealer (like Vidar, Redline) is fileless malware that runs *in-memory* and is designed to steal *all saved data* from your browser, including credit cards, passwords, and most importantly, active *session cookies*.

Q: I have a WAF. Am I safe from Magecart?
A: NO. A WAF is a *server-side* defense. Magecart is a *client-side* (in-browser) attack. Your WAF *cannot* see the malicious JavaScript running in your customer’s browser. Your *only* defense is a VAPT (to find the RCE flaw) and a Content Security Policy (CSP).

Q: How does an Infostealer bypass MFA?
A: It uses **Session Hijacking**. The malware steals the *active, post-MFA* session cookie (the “key”) *after* the user has logged in. The attacker then ‘replays’ this key to access the account without ever needing the password or the next MFA code. This TTP is defeated by FIDO2 Hardware Keys.

Q: How do I check if my browser is infected *now*?
A: 1) **DELETE** all saved passwords and credit cards from Chrome/Edge. 2) Run the “Lab Setup” test (LNK → calc.exe) from the Gootloader brief. If `calc.exe` runs, your EDR is blind, and you *must* call **CyberDudeBivash IR** immediately.

Timeline & Credits

This “Infostealer / Magecart” TTP is the *primary* driver of mass credit card data dumps, especially during the holiday shopping season.
Credit: This analysis is based on active Incident Response engagements by the CyberDudeBivash threat hunting team.

References

• MITRE ATT&CK: T1539 (Session Hijacking)
• MITRE ATT&CK: T1555.003 (Credentials from Web Browsers)
• CyberDudeBivash: SessionShield – The Session Hijacking Defense

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