Cybercriminals are preying on heightened stress, fear, urgency and curiosity in these fraught times.

KnowBe4 has unveiled the results of its Q2 2021 top-clicked phishing report. Key findings include:  

  1. A significant rise in phishing email attacks related to HR topics, particularly regarding new policies that would affect all employees throughout organizations.
  2. Social media messages are 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 41%. 

What are the top 10 general phishing email subjects in Q2 2021? When investigating ‘in-the-wild’ email subject lines, what did KnowBe4 find the most common throughout Q1 2021?

Find the answers listed in this infographic!