Security researchers at Check Point reveal that Yahoo knocked. DHL takes the lead As the most imitated brand in Q4 2022, it is currently responsible for 20% of all recorded phishing attacks in the wild.
The survey results are from the company’s latest Brand Phishing Report It also suggests that several cybercriminals have been found distributing emails with subject lines telling recipients that they have won hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bounties from an initiative organized by Yahoo. increase. The sender of the email displayed names like “Awards Promotion” and “Awards Center”.
The phishing message warned that the target had to refrain from telling people about winning the prize due to legal issues. We asked recipients to share their personal and banking details in order to receive their winnings in their accounts.
Among other most impersonated brands in Q4 2022, DHL came in second with 16% of all brand phishing attempts, followed by Microsoft with 11%.
Industry-wise, Checkpoint said that the tech sector was the most imitated by brand phishing in Q4 2022, followed by shipping and social networks.
“We see hackers offering bounties and large sums of money to lure their targets,” warns Omer Dembinsky, data group manager at Check Point Software. increase.
“You can protect yourself from brand phishing attacks by never clicking on suspicious links or attachments and always checking the URLs of pages you are redirected to. Please give me.”
Check Point’s report comes two months after security researchers at Egress noticed a 78% increase in email spoofing attacks. Netflix brand impersonation October 2022.
