A tenth of all brand phishing attempts seen in the first three months of 2020 related to Apple, an 8% rise over the previous calendar quarter, as cyber criminals capitalised on the firm’s powerful brand recognition, according to statistics compiled and released by Check Point.
In its newly published Brand phishing report for Q1, Check Point found that bad actors were also increasingly imitating streaming platform Netflix (9%), and Yahoo! (6%) as they seek to steal personally identifiable information (PII) and payment credentials from unsuspecting consumers.
