{"id":227751,"date":"2022-01-18T03:19:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.bullfrag.com\/whatsapp-and-microsoft-among-the-most-used-brands-for-phishing\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:39:32","slug":"whatsapp-and-microsoft-among-the-most-used-brands-for-phishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullfrag.com\/whatsapp-and-microsoft-among-the-most-used-brands-for-phishing\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp and Microsoft, among the most used brands for phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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That he phishing<\/strong> is a permanent threat when surfing the Internet is not new, but how hackers’ methods have evolved in order to steal users’ personal information. It is not surprising, then, that every time we find more fake websites that are practically traced to the millimeter of the originals and that can play a very tricky trick on us if we do not pay attention. But beyond that, we meet again globally known brands<\/strong> which are the perfect hook to make the less cautious fall.<\/p>\n

According Check Point Research<\/a><\/em>, the brands most imitated by hackers for phishing attacks during the last quarter of 2021 were DHL, Microsoft and WhatsApp<\/strong>. According to the research, 23% of global identity theft attempts were made through the renowned logistics and parcel company.<\/p>\n

That DHL has been the brand most used by hackers to try to steal sensitive information from the public is not a coincidence. The researchers indicate that this is due to to the increase in online shopping<\/strong> in the time close to the end of the year festivities; but they also assure that the growth of online commerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic has played a fundamental role.<\/p>\n

With Microsoft and WhatsApp, on the other hand, a somewhat more common pattern is observed by attackers when looking for phishing victims. The Redmond firm, which had already been the most used brand for identity theft crimes at the beginning of 2021, accounted for 20% of global attempts during the last quarter of last year. For its part, the popular messaging app occupied the third step of the podium with 11% of the cases.<\/p>\n