Be careful where you click — ChatGPT joins Microsoft, Google in most-impersonated brands online
- OpenAI now accounts for 1.1% of all tracked brand impersonations, ranking top 10
- Microsoft and LinkedIn still account for a joint 34.2% of all impersonations
- Basic cybersecurity hygiene can prevent many attacks
New research from Check Point has revealed ChatGPT is becoming increasingly targeted in brand phishing attempts, with the company now appearing in the top-10 list alongside heavy hitters like Microsoft, Google and Apple.
Though ChatGPT only accounted for 1.1% of all tracked brand phishing attempts, this marks the first time it's appeared in the top-10 and reflects continued growth for attackers.
It sees a similar number of attacks to PayPal (1.3%), WhatsApp (1.4%) and Facebook (1.9%), but at present, it's far behind Microsoft, which when combined with its LinkedIn subsidiary, accounts for more than a third (34.2%) of all tracked brand impersonations.
ChatGPT is growing as an impersonated brand
One example from the second quarter of...
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