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Aug 8, 2019 · Phishing is the most common form of cyberattack and still growing. And the reason it’s so effective, according to research being done at Google and the University of Florida, is that it takes ...
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Jan 30, 2020 · iStock. New research on the psychology behind phishing reveals where some of our biases and weak points lie. By being aware of our mental tendencies and our vulnerabilities, we can help safeguard ourselves from ever falling for the bait, says cybersecurity expert Daniela Oliveira. The term “phishing” was first used in 1996 to mean “a scam ...
Abbasi et al. find (i) older, educated females and males fell victim to phishing attacks in the past are less likely to fall victim to phishing attacks again; (ii) young females with low phishing awareness and previous experience in suffering from small losses caused by phishing attacks do not necessarily have a lower susceptibility to phishing attacks in the future; and (iii) young males with ...
Feb 1, 2024 · As technology advances, so do the techniques used in phishing attacks. One significant development is the use of Generative AI in phishing. This technology enhances the realism of traditional phishing methods — like emails and direct messages — by eliminating errors and adopting convincing writing styles.
Mar 19, 2024 · Phishing is one of the most important security threats in modern information systems causing different levels of damages to end-users and service providers such as financial and reputational losses. State-of-the-art anti-phishing research is highly fragmented and monolithic and does not address the problem from a pervasive computing perspective. In this survey, we aim to contribute to the ...
Jun 30, 2020 · How liking is used in phishing: When bad actors spoof or hack an individual’s email account and then send a phishing email to that person’s contacts, they are using the Principle of Liking. They are hoping that one of the hacking victim’s friends won’t spend much time scrutinizing the email content and will just act because the like the “sender.”
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Nov 11, 2019 · Fear makes us click. Over Confidence – Humans are usually overly optimistic when evaluating our ability at intellectual tasks: otherwise known as ‘illusory superiority’ bias. This also means we’re overly optimistic regarding our abilities to recognize phishing emails.
