Which Brands Are Impersonated Most? Inside the Q2 2026 Brand Phishing Report
Summary
Microsoft is the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks (fraudulent emails or websites pretending to be legitimate companies) for Q2 2026, appearing in 23% of all brand phishing attempts, with the top five brands (Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, Apple, and Amazon) accounting for over half of all tracked phishing attempts. ChatGPT was impersonated for the first time and entered the top ten list, showing that criminals are now targeting AI tools. Technology companies, social networks, and banks were the industries most targeted by phishing criminals this quarter.
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Original source: https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/which-brands-are-impersonated-most-inside-the-q2-2026-brand-phishing-report/
First tracked: July 23, 2026 at 02:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%