DALY CITY , CA - “ Two in five U . S . consumers have fallen victim to an online phishing attack ,” according to a 2017 Cyber Monday Phishing Survey conducted by DomainTools , a Seattle-based company that helps security analysts turn security data into threat intelligence to prevent cyberattacks .

And to make things worse , as USA Today reported from DomainTools studies , there will be many more victims even if 91 % of consumers are aware that online crooks will create spoofed websites or send phishing emails that impersonate trusted , bigname retailers or brands .

As holiday online buying activities continue to break records , ABS-CBN International issued a warning to anyone interested in Filipino news and entertainment content that its anti-piracy efforts are finding more malware and phishing sites showing up on Google .

“ To be clear , websites that appear to offer ABS-CBN TV shows and movies for free on

the web other than authorized sites like TFC . tv outside of the Philippines are sites that are really attempting to grab user private information such as passwords , banking information , home address and the like ,” said ABS- CBN AVP , General Counsel & Head

of Global Anti-Piracy and Content Security Elisha Lawrence .

Lawrence specifically cited several malicious websites like Thingverse . com , a malware spam site which advertises the most current ABS-CBN TV episodes on Google to lure people to click

on the site , and Storia . me and Crowdrise . com which advertise the daily ABS-CBN TV episodes but in fact are phishing sites created to grab user information .

Lawrence reminded the public to stay away from all sites advertising complete episodes of ABS-CBN TV shows and full features films online other than authorized sites like TFC . tv , ABS- CBN ’ s official accounts on videosharing websites or social media or reputable subscription videoon-demand services .

“ TFC . tv is your online source of currently airing ABS-CBN and TFC shows and Filipino movies and it ’ s a very expansive hub of Filipino news and entertainment content and other exclusives ,” Lawrence said . “ Be wary of other sites offering the content for free . Don ’ t pay the high price of losing your key private personal information to online criminals over a malicious free offer that seems too good to be true . Remain vigilant to avoid identity theft or financial loss .” ●