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LinkedIn and Microsoft are the most impersonated brands in phishing attacks.
LinkedIn and Microsoft took top spots as the most exploited brands in phishing attacks last quarter, Check Point Research reported on Tuesday.
For the quarter, LinkedIn was seen in 45% of all phishing attempts, while Microsoft appeared in 13% of them.
To trick LinkedIn users, attackers imitate the style of the actual company with emails that use such subject lines as "You appeared in 8 searches this week" or "You have one new message" or "I'd like to do business with you via LinkedIn." Though the messages seem to come from LinkedIn, they originate from different addresses used by the scammers.
In one example analyzed by Check Point, a phishing email spoofing LinkedIn imitated the site's branding with an email address claiming to be from LinkedIn Security.
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