Predicting Phishing Victimization: Comparing Prior Victimization, Cognitive, and Emotional Styles, and Vulnerable or Protective E-mail Strategies

Phishing victimization is prevalent and results in theft of personal identifiable information (PII) or installing malware to steal PII. Drawing upon social psychological and criminological theories, we conducted a prospective study to assess three groups of predictors to being phished or not: a) pri...

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Authors: Stalans, Loretta (Author) ; Chan-Tin, Eric (Author) ; Hart, Anna (Author) ; Moran, Madeline (Author) ; Kennison, Shelia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Victims & offenders
Year: 2023, Volume: 18, Issue: 7, Pages: 1216-1235
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Keywords:
Victimization
Lifestyle-Routine Activities Theory
Phishing