25 companies that phishing hackers most likely to impersonate

Hackers take on various faces when conducting phishing attacks, with PayPal being the most commonly impersonated company, according to a Vade Secure report.

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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

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