Security News > 2023 > July > Facebook and Microsoft remain prime targets for spoofing

While trends in phishing frequently evolve, Facebook and Microsoft's collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continues, according to Vade.

Facebook and Microsoft's collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continued into H1 2023, with the former accounting for 18% of all phishing URLs and the latter accounting for 15%. Microsoft experienced increase in spoofing attempts.

While Facebook was the clear leader, Microsoft overtook the social media giant in Q2 after experiencing a 22% QoQ increase in spoofing attempts.

Demonstrating just how popular these brands are among hackers, Facebook and Microsoft together accounted for more unique phishing URLs than the next top five brands combined.

At the end of H1, SoftBank ended up in the No. 4 slot behind Facebook, Microsoft and Crédit Agricole.

Facebook accounted for 85% of the social media sector's phishing URLs.

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