Mastodawn

Sep 17, 2025

Phishing in the 2020s: Brand Used in Phishing Attacks

In this post, Interisle looks at well-known brand names that phishers embed in domain names that they register, in the hope of fooling users into believing that content actually comes from the brand owner.

https://interisle.substack.com/p/phishing-in-the-2020s-brand-used

#phishing #fraud #brandinfringement #impersonation #fakesitedomains

Phishing in the 2020s: Brand Used in Phishing Attacks

Colin Strutt

Interisle Insights

securityskeptic

Sep 7, 2023

Todays' blog post at #cyberrimeinfocenter

Analysis of domains reported for phishing reveals a disturbing number of exact brand matches and brand deception

In our 2023 Phishing Landscape Study, we noted that the number of brands being impersonated by phishing attacks has increased since we began reporting in 2020.

In this post, we share measurements where domain names reported for phishing included exact matches of brand names. We’ll draw some conclusions and recommendations based on what we found.

https://www.cybercrimeinfocenter.org/analysis-of-exact-brand-match-phishing-domains

#phishing #cybercrime #fraud #brandinfringement