A new study has shed light on the companies whose branding has been imitated the most within phishing campaigns in the first quarter of 2021. Not surprisingly, the top ten include shipping companies, tech giants, and financial institutions.
Microsoft is the most commonly imitated brand, with 39% of all spam campaigns attempting to convince victims the company is behind the communication. Shipping giant DHL was next, at 18%, followed by Google at 9%, with Roblox, Amazon and Wells Fargo not far behind. LinkedIn, Apple, and Dropbox round out the top ten, with 2% each.
Phishing often uses trusted branding to put victims at ease, and convince them to submit sensitive information or interact with malicious files. Victims are often directed to websites that collect information or install malware on the victim machine. In the instances where malware is installed, we often see remote access trojans installed initially, which are then used to download info stealers, ransomware, or other malware.
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