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KnowBe4 releases Q1 2021 top-clicked phishing report

by Zoe Deighton Smythe
13/04/2021
in Cyber Security, PRESS RELEASE
New Security Culture Report released by KnowBe4 Research

KnowBe4 has recently revealed the results of its Q1 2021 top-clicked phishing report, which reveals that despite still seeing phishing email attacks related to COVID-19, users are becoming more savvy and alert to these types of scams.

“With COVID-19 being around for over a year now and employees becoming more aware of the types of scams that have come out related to the pandemic, cyber criminals are having less success with related phishing attacks,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. 

Real phishing emails that were reported to IT departments related to security-minded users about password checks are steadily rising in popularity. Social media messages are reportedly another area of concern when it comes to phishing, and LinkedIn phishing messages dominate as the top social media email subject to watch out for, holding the number one spot at 42%.

Sjouweman added: “While users are becoming more savvy regarding COVID-19 phishing attacks, there is a steady increase of those falling for security-related email scams. The bad guys go with what works and in Q1, nearly a third of the users who fell for a phishing email clicked on one related to a password check. Always check with your IT department through a known good phone number, email address or internal system before clicking on an email related to checking or changing a password because it only takes one wrong click to cause monumental damage.”

Thousands of email subject lines from simulated phishing tests were examined by KnowBe4 in the Q1 2021. The organisation also reviewed ‘in-the-wild’ email subject lines that show actual emails users received and reported to their IT departments as suspicious.

The top ten general email subjects included: ‘Password Check Required Immediately,’ ‘Revised Vacation & Sick Time Policy,’ ‘COVID-19 Remote Work Policy Update,’ ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Interest Survey,’ ‘Important: Dress Code Changes,’ ‘Scheduled Server, Maintenance — No Internet Access,’ ‘De-activation of [[email]] in Process,’ ‘Test of the [[company name]] Emergency Notification System,’ ‘Scanned image from MX2310U[[domain]]’ and ‘Recent Activity Report.’

When investigating ‘in-the-wild’ email subject lines, KnowBe4 found the most common throughout Q1 2021 included: ‘Microsoft 365: Scheduled Server Backup,’ ‘IT: IT-Help Ticket Survey Invitation,’ ‘Warning: Your E-mail account has just sent 260 E-mails,’ ‘Amazon Prime: Action required – Card on file has been declined,’ ‘License Update,’ ‘Google: Take action to secure your compromised passwords,’ ‘Apple: Prize winner! We need your confirmation,’ ‘Zoom: You missed a Zoom meeting,’ ‘HR: Your payroll details need updating’ and finally ‘Facebook: Important message regarding your Facebook profile.’

 www.knowbe4.com

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