Bottom line: OpenAI ranks among the top ten brands most frequently used in phishing campaigns for the first time, indicating growing attacks on AI platforms.
OpenAI appears for the first time in Check Point’s Brand Phishing Ranking for Q2 2026 among the ten most imitated brands. The security firm simultaneously documents targeted fraud patterns that exploit ChatGPT, PayPal and iCloud as attack vectors.
Security provider Check Point has released its Brand Phishing Ranking Report for the second quarter of 2026. In this report, OpenAI is listed for the first time among the top ten most imitated brands whose names are abused by fraudsters in phishing campaigns.
For CISOs, this trend signals an expansion of the attack surface to AI platforms and their user base. OpenAI and ChatGPT now represent an attractive target for social engineering attacks, as many businesses and individual users manage their login credentials and linked services through these platforms.
Check Point also documented concrete fraud schemes that, alongside OpenAI, target established brands such as PayPal and iCloud. CISOs should intensify phishing training to focus on AI platforms and raise employee awareness that technology-savvy services are also not immune to identity theft.
Source: borncity.com · Published 29 July 2026
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