Analysis & Features

Walmart, the retail giant,  ranks top among brands most likely to be imitated in phishing attempts in first quarter of 2023

Check Point Research’s latest Brand Phishing Report reveals it is all change at the top for most imitated brands with new entries from financial services and retail. The top brands in the first quarter of 2023 in terms of phishing attempts are: Walmart (relating to 16% of all phishing attacks globally), DHL (13%), Microsoft (12%), LinkedIn (6%), FedEx (4.9%),
Google (4.8%), Netflix (4%), Raiffeisen (3.6%), and PayPal (3.5%). [c]

Analysis & Features

Love Bites: Valentine’s Day shoppers cautioned against targeted online scams

Since January 2023, Check Point Research has seen a 54% increase in new Valentine’s Day related domains, compared to previous months. One out of every 10 new domains containing the term “love” or “Valentine” found to be potentially risky, since the beginning of February 2023. One out of 1,000 Valentine’s Day related emails found to be malicious or suspicious since the beginning of February. [c]