PayPal tops the list of most phished brands

Predictive email defense company Vade Secure has released a new report ranking the top 25 brands most impersonated in phishing attacks. The report covering the final quarter of 2019 shows PayPal is the top brand impersonated by cybercriminals for the second quarter in a row, with Facebook taking the number two spot and Microsoft coming in third. The results are based on analysis of the number of unique phishing URLs detected by Vade Secure and made publicly available on www.IsItPhishing.AI. While PayPal phishing was down 31 percent compared to Q3, the volume was up 23 percent year on year. With a… [Continue Reading]