Hackers take on various faces when conducting phishing attacks, with PayPal being the most commonly impersonated company, according to a Vade Secure report.
For its Q4 2019 Phishers' Favorites report, Vade Secure analyzed the emails from 600 million mailboxes in 76 countries. Here are the 25 most commonly impersonated brands:
1. PayPal
2. Facebook
3. Microsoft
4. Netflix
5. WhatsApp
6. Bank of America
7. CIBC
8. Desjardins
9. Apple
10. Amazon
11. Chase
12. BNP Paribas
13. Instagram
14. Square
15. Dropbox
16. ATB Financial
17. DHL
18. Comcast
19. Orange
20. Adobe
21. Imports
22. M&T Bank
23. Docusign
24. Google
25. Credit Agricole