The growing popularity of artificial intelligence tools is attracting the attention of cybercriminals, who adapt their schemes to users' habits. danimi According to Check Point's Q2 2026 Brand Phishing Report, OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot has for the first time entered the top ten brands whose names and visual style are most often abused by hackers to carry out phishing attacks.
According to analysts, artificial intelligence services are becoming as attractive targets for attackers to collect credentials and distribute malware as the largest international banks or cloud platforms.
Statistics and attack structure
According to statistics collected by Check Point, the leadership in the number of fake pages and emails continues to be held by large technological ecosystems:
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Microsoft — 23%: Remains the most popular brand to imitate (mainly through fake login pages for Microsoft 365 corporate services).
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LinkedIn — 11,6%: Second in terms of the volume of attacks, focused on intercepting corporate accounts and personal data of professionals.
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Google — 6,7%: Third place among platforms that fake accounts to access the ecosystem.
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Apple — 5,8%: Fourth place due to massive fake Apple ID authorization notifications.
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ChatGPT (OpenAI) — 1,1%: Tenth position in the global ranking. Attackers send phishing emails with notifications about subscription renewals, token limits, or fake desktop client applications.
HiTech Expert Take
Debut ChatGPT in the top ten brands most often counterfeited by cybercriminals indicates the deep integration of artificial intelligence into daily work processes. The inclusion of OpenAI on the same list as Microsoft and Google confirms that AI platform accounts contain a critical amount of corporate information, software code, and trade secrets. Cybersecurity professionals should increase monitoring for the use of unauthorized AI tools (Shadow AI) and implement two-factor authentication for all work accounts.
