Eyes on phishing emails: an eye-tracking study

IF 1.8 2区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Experimental Criminology Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI:10.1007/s11292-024-09648-3

Liliana Ribeiro, Inês Sousa Guedes, Carla Sofia Cardoso

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Abstract

Objective

This study aims to explore susceptibility to phishing emails by analysing the visual patterns of individuals.

Method

A quasi-experimental study was developed, using 28 emails (13 phishing; 13 legitimate; 2 control) which were subdivided into two groups (G1; G2) and presented to the participants who looked at a set of 15 emails. The sample consisted of 70 participants.

Results

Phishing emails showed significantly higher average fixation times and total fixations in the sender’s area compared to legitimate emails. However, no significant correlations were found between fixation time, total number of fixations in various areas of the email, and the accuracy of email identification (both general and phishing).

Conclusion

This pioneering study within the Portuguese context lays the foundation for future research on analysing and accurately detecting different types of emails, including differentiating between them. It also supports the development of targeted training to improve the recognition of various emails cues.

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网络钓鱼邮件：眼球跟踪研究

本研究旨在通过分析个人的视觉模式来探讨对网络钓鱼电子邮件的易感性。方法我们使用 28 封电子邮件（13 封网络钓鱼邮件；13 封合法邮件；2 封对照邮件）进行了一项准实验研究，这些邮件被细分为两组（G1；G2），并呈现给观察 15 封电子邮件的参与者。结果与合法邮件相比，网络钓鱼邮件在发件人区域的平均定格时间和总定格时间明显更高。然而，在定格时间、电子邮件各区域的定格总次数和电子邮件识别（包括普通电子邮件和网络钓鱼电子邮件）的准确性之间没有发现明显的相关性。结论这项在葡萄牙进行的开创性研究为今后分析和准确检测不同类型电子邮件（包括区分它们）的研究奠定了基础。这项研究还支持开展有针对性的培训，以提高对各种电子邮件线索的识别能力。

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Journal of Experimental Criminology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.20

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Experimental Criminology focuses on high quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in the advancement of criminological theory and/or the development of evidence based crime and justice policy. The journal is also committed to the advancement of the science of systematic reviews and experimental methods in criminology and criminal justice. The journal seeks empirical papers on experimental and quasi-experimental studies, systematic reviews on substantive criminological and criminal justice issues, and methodological papers on experimentation and systematic review. The journal encourages submissions from scholars in the broad array of scientific disciplines that are concerned with criminology as well as crime and justice problems.