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CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Why phishing works
To build systems shielding users from fraudulent (or phishing) websites, designers need to know which attack strategies work and why. This paper provides the first empirical evide...
Rachna Dhamija, J. D. Tygar, Marti A. Hearst
ECRIME
2007
13 years 8 months ago
Behavioral response to phishing risk
Tools that aim to combat phishing attacks must take into account how and why people fall for them in order to be effective. This study reports a pilot survey of 232 computer users...
Julie S. Downs, Mandy B. Holbrook, Lorrie Faith Cr...
USS
2008
13 years 7 months ago
There Is No Free Phish: An Analysis of "Free" and Live Phishing Kits
Phishing is a form of identity theft in which an attacker attempts to elicit confidential information from unsuspecting victims. While in the past there has been significant work ...
Marco Cova, Christopher Kruegel, Giovanni Vigna
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
You've been warned: an empirical study of the effectiveness of web browser phishing warnings
Many popular web browsers now include active phishing warnings since research has shown that passive warnings are often ignored. In this laboratory study we examine the effectiven...
Serge Egelman, Lorrie Faith Cranor, Jason I. Hong