LinkedIn is holding the top spot for the most impersonated brand in phishing campaigns observed during the second quarter of 2022.
Statistical data from cybersecurity company Check Point shows that the social platform for professionals is at the top of the list for the second quarter in a row.
Compared to the first quarter of the year, LinkedIn impersonation dropped from 52% to 45%. However, it maintains a considerable distance from the second most imitated brand by fraudsters, Microsoft, currently at 13%.
The central theme in spoofed Microsoft emails is requests to verify Outlook accounts to steal usernames and passwords.
DHL currently holds the third spot in the list with 12%, down from 14%.
Amazon rose to the fourth position, jumping from 2% in Q1 2022 to 9% this quarter, while Apple follows on fifth place with 3%; also a notable increase compared to last quarter’s 0.8%.
In the case of Amazon, the phishing emails attempt to steal the target’s billing information, including full credit card data, the researchers say.
