Hunting for early Prime Day deals? Beware, scammers have set up thousands of fake Amazon sites - here's what to look out for

• NordVPN's researchers saw more than 100,000 malicious websites with an Amazon theme
• Besides phishing for credentials, crooks are tricking people into making fraudulent purchases
• Consumers are advised caution during Prime Day

Hackers have set up thousands of fake websites, using them to steal login credentials, trick people into downloading malware, or make fraudulent purchases ahead of this year’s Amazon Prime Day.

A new report from NordVPN’s Threat Protection Pro team has urged consumers to be extra vigilant, claiming to have observed more than 120,000 malware, phishing, and scam websites propped up in the last two months, spoofing Amazon.

Of that number, there were 92,000 phishing sites, 21,000 malware distribution sites, and 11,000 fake goods sites.