Yahoo was the most impersonated brand by hackers in Q4 2022, a new report shows.

 







Yahoo was the most impersonated brand by hackers in Q4 2022, a new report shows. 

20% of all phishing attempts tracked by researchers falsely used the brand.


  • According to the report, hackers sent emails claiming that the recipients had won hundreds of thousands of dollars from various campaigns that Yahoo had organized.
  • After acquiring the victim's personal information, the threat actors instructed the recipients not to share that they had won this money with others due to legal reasons.
  • DHL, which was the most impersonated company in Q3 2022, dropped to second place.
  • The rest of the top 10 most impersonated brands were:
    • Microsoft,
    • Google,
    • LinkedIn,
    • Wetransfer,
    • Netflix,
    • FedEx
    • HSBC, and
    • WhatsApp.

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