Unveiling Human Factors and Message Attributes in a Smishing Study. (arXiv:2311.06911v2 [cs.CR] UPDATED)

With the booming popularity of smartphones, threats related to these devices
are increasingly on the rise. Smishing, a combination of SMS (Short Message
Service) and phishing has emerged as a treacherous cyber threat used by
malicious actors to deceive users, aiming to steal sensitive information, money
or install malware on their mobile devices. Despite the increase in smishing
attacks in recent years, there are very few studies aimed at understanding the
factors that contribute to a user's ability to differentiate …

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