If you get an unexpected email from renowned courier company DHL, be warned! If you haven’t bought anything online in recent memory, the correspondence from the firm is almost certainly a scam aimed at stealing personal information, including bank details and passwords. It may come as a surprise, but DHL has just been named the top brand used by scammers to impersonate in an attempt to trick email users.
DHL has overtaken Microsoft, WhatsApp, Google, and even Amazon to claim the top spot.
With millions of us staying at home due to the ongoing global pandemic and ordering more goods online, it seems cyber crooks are trying to make a quick buck by sending out fake emails and text messages pretending to be from delivery firms. These scams often lure consumers by stating that a parcel is out for delivery and must be tracked in order to receive it.
These scam messages usually feature a link that takes people to fake websites that look just like the official homepage with anyone who is fooled then asked to input their details.
According to the security team at Check Point, the rise in online shopping has led to a boom in DHL scams. In fact, a whopping twenty-three percent of all brand phishing attempts were related to DHL in the last part of 2021 – that’s up from just 9 percent in the previous quarter.
Speaking about the news, said: “In Q4, global logistics and distribution company DHL ended Microsoft’s long-standing reign as the brand most frequently imitated by cybercriminals…
