ChatGPT Among Top 10 Most Impersonated Brands in Phishing Attacks, Says Check Point

Check Point's Q2 2026 Brand Phishing Report shows a rise in brand-impersonation phishing—Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, Apple, Amazon and newly ChatGPT are among the most impersonated—using fake billing notices, cloned storefronts and fake login pages to harvest credentials and payment data; the report emphasizes growing attacker focus on AI platforms and recommends inline phishing prevention, AI detection of impersonation and automation of response.