Beware - that email from HR could well be a phishing scam

A fish hook is lying across a computer keyboard, representing a phishing attack on a computer system

A growing number of successful phishing attacks are using fake emails related to human resources (HR) accounts, new research has revealed.

In its Q2 2023 top-clicked phishing report, KnowBe4 said that the most-clicked emails had subject lines related to human resources in an organization, such as dress code changes, training notifications, vacation updates and more.