Security News > 2021 > April > Wells Fargo and Chase now among most imitated brands in phishing attacks

Phishing campaigns typically try to arouse interest among potential victims through two strategies.

Wells Fargo made the No. 6 spot, used in 4% of all phishing attacks analyzed in the first quarter of 2021.

Fellow bank Chase was right behind in seventh place, accounting for 2% of all phishing campaigns last quarter.

A phishing attack was caught spoofing Wells Fargo in an attempt to steal the banking account details of recipients.

Wellsfargo.com, the message included a subject line of "Your Online access has been disabled." Clicking on the link in the message redirects the user to a malicious webpage that resembles the actual Wells Fargo site.

Phishing attacks often include attachments with viruses or other malware.

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