Role of Attention and Design Cues for Influencing Cyber-Sextortion Using Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

Cyber sextortion attacks are security and privacy threats delivered to victims online, distribute sexual material in order force the victim act against their will. This continues be an under-addressed concern society. study investigated social engineering phishing email design influence techniques susceptibility cyber attacks. Using a quantitative methodology, survey measured with focus on four different cues. One-way repeated measures ANOVA, post hoc comparison tests, Friedman nonparametric test, Spearman correlation tests were conducted results indicating that attention source title/subject line significantly increased individuals’ susceptibility, while grammar spelling, urgency cues, had lesser influence. As such, of these message-related factors should considered when implementing effective controls mitigate risks vulnerabilities