Affiliation:
1. University of Porto, Portugal
2. Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Portugal
Abstract
Phishing is a cybercrime in active growth that could cause several damages for its victims, such as identity theft. Specifically, in the last years, cybercrime has been of particular concern due to several attacks developed against society in general. In this sense, understanding this phenomenon and the factors that may explain the susceptibility to this is essential. But it is also essential to know which of the traditional methods are used to study phishing susceptibility and the innovative ones. This chapter presents a complete study in this field, providing a theoretical and practical approach, by using a perspective that is simple and accessible to everyone. In the end, individuals, in general, will know more about the subject, and, academically, this provides important insights to better-developed studies in the phishing susceptibility field.