Phishing emails impersonating HR are on the rise
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According to a recent phishing report, nearly one in three users are likely to click on a suspicious link or comply with a fraudulent request.
This steady trend from the last two quarters of cybercriminals using email subjects coming from HR include messages related to dress code changes, training notifications, vacation updates and more.
Holiday and seasonal phishing email subjects were also utilized this quarter with four out of the five top holiday email subjects related to Halloween and fall items that are used as bait to incentivize unsuspecting end users. Additionally, the report reflects the consistent trend of utilizing IT and online service notifications as well as tax-related email subjects.
Read the full report KnowBe4 here.
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