Consumers need to be wary of scam emails that claim to be from top American brands, a new report says. The top 5 brands in 2020 exploited by scammers were Amazon, Apple, the Social Security Administration, Microsoft and Bank of America, according to a study by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company. The Social Security Administration (SSA) was third in the ranking of organizations faked by scammers. And among all U.S. federal agencies, the SSA accounted for 91.8% of phishing scam complaints, CrowdStrike said. Typically, phishing scammers are after your password and other account information.

Source: Fox News April 17, 2021 12:45 UTC