{"id":7825,"date":"2021-10-28T06:03:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T19:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=7825"},"modified":"2021-10-27T23:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:13:11","slug":"top-brands-impersonated-by-cybercriminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/top-brands-impersonated-by-cybercriminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Brands Impersonated by CyberCriminals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check your email inbox. You just received a message from Microsoft requesting that you click on a link to access some shared onedrive files or to reset a password…but is it really from them?<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a new report from check point software<\/a> cybercriminals are increasingly impersonating brands in attempts to steal sensitive data, payment details or other personal information.<\/span>
\n<\/span>The report reveals that Microsoft remained the number one most imitated brand in all phishing attacks globally in the 3rd quarter of this year followed by Amazon.
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Top 10 most Imitated Brands in Q3 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Microsoft (29% of all phishing attacks globally)<\/li>\n
  2. Amazon (13%)<\/li>\n
  3. DHL (9%)<\/li>\n
  4. BestBuy (8%)<\/li>\n
  5. Google (6%)<\/li>\n
  6. WhatsApp (3%)<\/li>\n
  7. Netflix (2.6%)<\/li>\n
  8. LinkedIn (2.5%)<\/li>\n
  9. PayPal (2.3%)<\/li>\n
  10. Facebook (2.2%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To avoid being tricked by cybercriminals posing as big brands;<\/span><\/p>\n