South Africa, July 23 -- This is according to the latest Brand Phishing Ranking for Q2 2026 from Check Point Research (CPR), the threat intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies.

In Q2 2026, LinkedIn ranked second at 11.6%, followed by Google at 6.7%, Apple at 5.8% and Amazon at 5.2%. Together, the top five most impersonated brands accounted for more than half of all brand phishing activity tracked this quarter, underscoring how attackers are focusing on a small group of globally recognised platforms that people use and trust every day.

Notably, Open AI's ChatGPT made the top 10 list for the first time, marking a clear signal that AI tools are now firmly on cybercriminals' radar. As AI platforms become part of daily workflow...