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Title:
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SOCIAL EFFECTS OF PHISHING ON E-COMMERCE |
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Author(s):
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Simi Kamini Bajaj , Steve Hansen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-66-9 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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cyber crime, cyber fraud, scam, spam, phishing, social phishing, brand spoofing, carding |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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215 |
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Last Page:
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219 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Electronic commerce brought about lots of business and opportunities for organization and consumers however along
came concerns such as phishing. Phishing is one of the fastest-growing internet crimes in recent history. Millions of
people are being affected and billions of dollars are getting stolen. Phishing is a technique used to extract personal
information from victims by means of deceptive and fraudulent emails for identity theft. As a result of this, the
organizations as well consumers are facing enormous social effects. Phishing is causing two-way damage. This paper lists
the social effects of phishing to e-commerce and summarizes techniques available that can be used to prevent phishing. |
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