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Sean Endicott

The ultimate "must-have" brand for 2026 is Microsoft — but only if you’re a phishing scammer

Satya Nadella in a Groucho Marx disguise.

There's a good chance that if you open your email inbox and check your spam messages, you'll see a phishing attempt centered around someone impersonating a company. Among all the phishing messages sitting in your spam folder (and potentially your normal inbox), you'll probably see one alleging to be from Microsoft.

According to Check Point, 22 percent of all brand phishing attempts in 2025 had an attacker imitating Microsoft.

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