
Microsoft faces 33% share of brand phishing attempts in Q3 2026
Check Point research shows Microsoft accounted for nearly a third of brand impersonation attempts in the third quarter, significantly outpacing other technology brands.
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Check Point research shows Microsoft accounted for nearly a third of brand impersonation attempts in the third quarter, significantly outpacing other technology brands.

A criminal marketplace sent over one billion scam messages to organisations in more than 150 countries before being dismantled.

A new banking trojan campaign evades detection by remaining dormant until infected users access specific financial websites, complicating automated analysis.

AiTM phishing captures live session tokens rather than passwords, rendering traditional multi-factor authentication largely ineffective against this specific attack vector.

Most breaches succeed not because of weak firewalls, but because defenders misinterpret how initial access actually bypasses perimeter controls and identity layers.

The modular nature of criminal services allows attackers to swap components instantly, making signature-based detection largely ineffective against evolving threats.