The 25 most impersonated brands in phishing attacks

ronjor · Feb 12, 2020

Help Net Security February 11, 2020

PayPal remains the top brand impersonated in phishing attacks for the second quarter in a row, with Facebook taking the #2 spot and Microsoft coming in third, according to Vade Secure.
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Minimalist · Feb 16, 2020

Targeted Phishing Attack Aims For Well-Known Corporate Brands

A targeted phishing attack using SLK attachments is underway against thirteen companies, with some of them being well-known brands, to gain access to their corporate networks.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-attack-aims-for-well-known-corporate-brands/

guest · Feb 20, 2020

WhatsApp Phishing URLs Skyrocket With Over 13,000% Surge
February 20, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...rls-skyrocket-with-over-13-000-percent-surge/

The number of WhatsApp phishing URLs has skyrocketed in Q4 2019 after a 13,467.6% huge QoQ surge in the number of unique phishing URLs targeting its users being discovered by email security company Vade Secure since Q3 2019.

Vade Secure's Phishers' Favorites report for Q4 2019 highlights the 25 most impersonated brands in phishing attacks with the list being compiled after examining phishing URLs detected by Vade Secure's technology.

"Leveraging data from more than 600 million protected mailboxes worldwide, Vade's machine learning algorithms identify the brands being impersonated as part of its real-time analysis of the URL and page content," Vade Secure says.
Vade Secure explains that "the staggering growth in phishing URLs stems primarily from a campaign inviting recipients to the so-called Berbagi WhatsApp group, which advertises pornographic content.
"Moreover, it appears web hosting provider 000webhost was hacked and used to host the phishing pages."
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guest · Apr 15, 2020

Apple is the brand most imitated in phishing attacks
April 14, 2020
https://betanews.com/2020/04/14/apple-phishing-imitated/

A new study from Check Point Research highlights the brands which are most frequently imitated by criminals in attempts to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials.

The Brand Phishing Report for the first quarter of this year shows Apple was the brand most frequently imitated, up from seventh place in the final quarter of 2019.
The report shows 10 percent of all brand phishing attempts related to Apple (up from two percent in Q4 2019), as bad actors sought to capitalize on its powerful brand recognition.

Meanwhile the Chase Bank brand rose by three percent from Q4 2019 to take sixth place, with five percent of all phishing attempts seeking to exploit this brand.
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Check Point Research: Apple is Most Imitated Brand for Phishing in Q1 2020, Shows Check Point Research

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