Overview

• Amazon has issued fresh alerts to Prime customers in Germany after a spike in phishing emails claiming unexpected membership renewals or invalid payment methods.
• The messages often include personal details and buttons like “Cancel Subscription” or “Update Payment Method” that direct users to cloned Amazon login pages.
• NordVPN reported more than 120,000 new phishing, malware and fraud domains impersonating Amazon in the two months before Prime Day.
• Check Point Research identified over 1,000 Amazon-imitating domains in June, with 87 percent classified as potentially dangerous.
• Security experts recommend using the official Amazon app or amazon.de, checking the Message Center for genuine notifications and enabling two-factor authentication to avoid scams.