{"id":100205,"date":"2025-07-24T12:14:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=100205"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:14:32","slug":"check-point-reveals-top-phishing-brands-for-q2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/check-point-reveals-top-phishing-brands-for-q2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Point Reveals Top Phishing Brands for Q2 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Check_Point\">Check Point<\/a> Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point\u00ae Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), has released its Brand Phishing Ranking for Q2 2025. The report identifies the brands most frequently impersonated by cybercriminals to steal sensitive personal and financial data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, Microsoft remained the most targeted brand in phishing attempts, appearing in 25% of all attacks. Google followed with 11%, and Apple ranked third at 9%. Notably, Spotify returned to the top 10 list for the first time since Q4 2019, ranking fourth with 6% of phishing activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check Point revealed that the Technology sector continued to be the most impersonated industry. It was followed by Social Networks and Retail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omer Dembinsky, Data Research Manager at Check Point Software, stated that cybercriminals are exploiting trust in well-known brands. He added that the rise in Spotify impersonation and the surge in travel-related scams reflect how phishing campaigns adapt to seasonal trends and user behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key findings from the Q2 2025 report include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft, Google, and Apple were the top three phishing targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotify phishing scams marked the platform&#8217;s return to the rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1000% increase was seen in Booking.com-themed phishing domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check Point also reported a significant phishing campaign targeting Spotify users. The malicious login page, hosted on a deceptive domain, mimicked the official Spotify login. After users entered their credentials, they were redirected to a fake payment page designed to steal credit card information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another major trend was the spike in Booking.com-related phishing domains. Over 700 domains used the format confirmation-id****.com. Many included real user data to increase credibility and urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check Point noted that although these domains were often short-lived, they highlighted the growing sophistication of phishing techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brand Phishing Ranking is based on data from Check Point\u2019s ThreatCloud <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/category\/emerging-technologies\/artificial-intelligence\/\">AI<\/a> platform, which analyzes phishing emails, fake websites, and impersonation attempts across various vectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":100216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1595,9621],"tags":[1051],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-100205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","category-emerging-technologies","tag-vendors","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Checkpoint-43.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lubna","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/lubna\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100206,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100205\/revisions\/100206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100205"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=100205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}