Maximizing online security by providing a 3 factor authentication system to counter-attack 'Phishing'

Nirmal, K.; Ewards, S.E. Vinodh; Geetha, K.

doi:10.1109/interact.2010.5706185

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“…The aim of social engineering in a phishing context is to manipulate users into divulging personal or financial information (Mishra et al, 2012; Nirmal et al, 2010). To that end, fraudsters exploit internet users’ social, psychological and cognitive vulnerabilities.…”

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How Phishers Exploit the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Content Analysis of COVID-19 Themed Phishing Emails

Akdemir

Yenal

2021

SAGE Open

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This empirical study is an exploration of the influence methods, fear appeals, and urgency cues applied by phishers to trick or coerce users to follow instructions presented in coronavirus-themed phishing emails. To that end, a content analysis of 208 coronavirus-themed phishing emails has been conducted. We identified nine types of phishing messages crafted by phishers. Phishing emails purporting to provide information about the spread of the disease were the most common type of unsolicited emails. Authority, liking and commitment emerged as the most common influence methods. Fear appeals and urgency cues were present in almost all of the sampled phishing messages. Finally, the analysis of coronavirus-themed phishing emails revealed a shift in the modus operandi of phishers. The implications of these results are discussed in this paper.

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How Phishers Exploit the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Content Analysis of COVID-19 Themed Phishing Emails

Akdemir

Yenal

2021

SAGE Open

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“…A three factor authentication scheme [8] named Phish-Secure focuses to counter attack phishing. Here as a first factor of authentication, an image similarity detection is done which helps in finding out which page the user tends to visit, then it is checked for Phishing .For this purpose a system captures the image of a webpage in a particular resolution in the required format.…”

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confidence: 99%