• Fake shops target Winter Olympics 2026 fans If you’ve seen the two stoat siblings serving as official mascots of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, you already know Tina and Milo are irresistible. • Designed by Italian schoolchildren and chosen from more than 1,600 entries in a public poll, the duo has already captured hearts worldwide. • So much so that the official 27 cm Tina plush toy on the official Olympics web shop is listed at €40 and currently marked out of stock. • Tina and Milo are in huge demand, and scammers have noticed. • When supply runs out, scam sites rush in In roughly the past week alone, we’ve identified nearly 20 lookalike domains designed to imitate the official Olympic merchandise store. • These aren’t crude copies thrown together overnight.
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- Scammers have launched a global campaign targeting fans of the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics by creating fake online shops that mirror the official Olympic merchandise site. Nearly 20 domains-mostly with “.top” or “.shop” extensions-display the same polished storefront, promotional videos, and product pages, but offer the popular Tina plush toy at heavily discounted prices (e.g., €20 versus the official €40 out‑of‑stock price). The sites aim to steal payment details, harvest personal data, and deliver malware or phishing emails. Cyber‑security firms report that these domains are blocked as scams, and the activity spans regions including Ireland, the Czech Republic, the U.S., Italy, and China.
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