Title: Hackers Try to Steal Your Shopping Passwords

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/hacker_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Hackers Try to Steal Your Shopping Passwords' data-article-id='1011'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10771'>As the holiday shopping season begins, hackers are trying to trick users into revealing their private account information.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='10771' data-end-time='21729'>Last week, hackers tried to trick Amazon.com users into handing over their passwords and user names. </span> <span data-start-time='21729' data-end-time='29750'>Last holiday season, eBay and other online shopping websites were attacked.</span> <span data-start-time='29750' data-end-time='39479'>The attempt to steal individual Amazon user names and passwords was a “phishing” attack. </span> <span data-start-time='39479' data-end-time='47438'>Phishing tries to trick users into thinking the request comes from the company.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='47438' data-end-time='53917'>In this case, hackers sent email to Amazon account holders. </span> <span data-start-time='53917' data-end-time='64292'>The email lied and claimed that 2,592 Amazon account records were stolen. </span> <span data-start-time='64292' data-end-time='71854'>Customers were asked to verify account information in the phishing email. </span> <span data-start-time='71854' data-end-time='78667'>The email’s signature was signed as Amazon Customer Support.</span> <span data-start-time='78667' data-end-time='86438'>Electronics and computer experts say deleting the email is an easy solution.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/hackers.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4609 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/what_does_hackers_mean.m4a'>What does hackers mean?</div><div class='choices' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/what_companys_users_did_hackers_recently_target.m4a'>What company's users did hackers recently target?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Amazon'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/home_depot.m4a'><span>Home Depot</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/facebook.m4a'><span>Facebook</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/amazon.m4a'><span>Amazon</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/target.m4a'><span>Target</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4611 data-hint-location='39479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/phishing_tries_to_trick_users_into_thinking_the_request_comes_from_the__blank_.m4a'>Phishing tries to trick users into thinking the request comes from the <span class='blank'>company</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='company'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/hackers.m4a'><span>hackers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/company.m4a'><span>company</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/government.m4a'><span>government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/644/fda.m4a'><span>FDA</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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As the holiday shopping season begins, hackers are trying to trick users into revealing their private account information.

Last week, hackers tried to trick Amazon.com users into handing over their passwords and user names. Last holiday season, eBay and other online shopping websites were attacked. The attempt to steal individual Amazon user names and passwords was a “phishing” attack. Phishing tries to trick users into thinking the request comes from the company.

In this case, hackers sent email to Amazon account holders. The email lied and claimed that 2,592 Amazon account records were stolen. Customers were asked to verify account information in the phishing email. The email’s signature was signed as Amazon Customer Support. Electronics and computer experts say deleting the email is an easy solution.

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