Social engineering and the disclosure of personal identifiable information: Examining the relationship and moderating factors using a population-based survey experiment

People tend to disclose personal identifiable information (PII) that could be used by cybercriminals against them. Often, persuasion techniques are used by cybercriminals to trick people to disclose PII. This research investigates whether people can be made less susceptible to persuasion by reciproc...

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Authors: van der Kleij, Rick (Author) ; van ‘t Hoff—De Goede, Susanne (Author) ; van de Weijer, Steve (Author) ; Leukfeldt, E. R. 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 56, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 278-293
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Cybersecurity
Cybercrime
data breach
information security knowledge
persuasion techniques
Positive Affect
Self-disclosure