The top-clicked phishing emails by subject lines in three categories: Social, General, and 'In the Wild'. The latter category results come from the millions of users that click on Phish Alert Button to report real phishing emails.
A high percentage increases corporate risk of a phishing attack, ransomware breach or other social engineering-related threat. Social media sites in general are a crucial piece in the cybercrime economy. According to recent research from Bromium, cybercriminals earn at least $3.25B per year from social media-enabled cybercrime.
Top-Clicked Social Media Related Subjects in Q1 2019:
LinkedIn: Join my network, Profile Views, Add me to your network, New InMail Message
Facebook: Password Change, Primary email changed
Login alert for Chrome on Motorola Moto X
Your password was successfully reset
New voice message at 1:23AM
Your Friend Tagged a Photo of You
Top 10 Most-Clicked General Email Subjects in Q1 2019:
De-activation of [ Email ] Process Process
A Delivery Attempt was made
You Have A New Voicemail
Failed Delivery for Package #5357343
Staff Review 2018
Revised Vacation & Sick Time Policy
APD Notification
Your Order with Amazon.com
Re: w-2
Scanned image from MX2310U@[ domain ]
Most Common 'In the Wild' Attacks in this period were:
Wells Fargo: You have a new secure mail
Undelivered Mail
Etrade: Action Required!
Microsoft Teams: Rick sent a message
Microsoft/Office 365: Action required: Update your payment information now
Stripe: Just now someone logged in to your account
HR: Your Action Required
Amazon: Refund Notification
OneDrive: Your OneDrive is out of storage space
HR: Download your W2 now
KnowBe4 Published: 28 May, 2019
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