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World’s Most Trusted Brands Are Cybercriminals’ Entry Point of Choice

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Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, has released its Brand Phishing Ranking for Q1 2026. The latest findings show that Microsoft remained the most impersonated brand, appearing in 22% of all phishing attempts recorded during the quarter. The results continue to highlight a persistent trend: cybercriminals are systematically abusing widely used enterprise, cloud, and consumer platforms to …
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Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence division of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a global company in cybersecurity solutions, has revealed that cybercriminals continue to supplant widely recognized brands and that Microsoft remains their main target. According to Check Point Research’s Brand Phishing Ranking for the first quarter of 2026, Microsoft concentrated 22% of all attempts at brand supplanting during this period and mai…

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CyberSecurity News broke the news on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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