Scammers are increasingly using the guise of streaming giant Netflix to steal money from people during the coronavirus pandemic, a security company says. 

US cyber safety company BrandShield has detected a total of 639 new domain names registered containing the word 'Netflix' in them since the beginning of 2020.

More than a third of these dodgy webpages were set up in March, when millions of people turned to streaming to alleviate the boredom of social isolation. 

The fake sites, including netflixgiftcard.site and netflix-payment1.com, cheap hosting unlimited domains attempt to dupe victims into entering their personal information, including payment details. 

BrandShield says criminals are also trying to compromise account details of both existing and potential Netflix users through phishing emails and social media.   

With COVID-19 forcing millions of people to turn to the screens for entertainment, cybercriminals are capitalising, targeting viewers of streaming sites such as Netflix

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