Security News > 2020 > April > Going phishing: The most imitated big name brands
Cyberattackers are disguising themselves as big name brands to execute phishing attacks, a Check Point Research report found.
Phishing is known as a social engineering method criminals use to fraudulently steal information, which is then used to gain access to devices or networks, according to TechRepublic's phishing cheat sheet.
"Cybercriminals continue to exploit users by adopting highly sophisticated phishing attempts via emails, web, and mobile applications purporting to be from well-recognized brands which they know will be in high demand at the moment, whether that's a high profile product launch or just generally tapping into behavioral changes we've seen during the coronavirus pandemic," said Maya Horowitz, director of threat intelligence and research, products at Check Point, in the release.
To help protect individuals from these attacks, Check Point identified the most imitated phishing brands in Q1 2020, as well as the top phishing brands by platform.
The following brands were ranked by their overall appearance in brand phishing attempts globally.