@article{MAKHILLAJIT20131235750,
    title = {Social Engineering in Phishing Attacks in the Eastern Province of Saudi 
  Arabia},
    journal = {Asian Journal of Information Technology},
    volume = {12},
    number = {3},
    pages = {91-98},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1682-3915},
    doi = {ajit.2013.91.98},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1682-3915&doi=ajit.2013.91.98},
    author = {Jaafar M. and},
    keywords = {Phishing,social engineering,Man in The Middle attack (MITM),Cross-Site Scripting (XSS),eBay},
    abstract = {Many tools are used for phishing. Despite the different tools 
  used in phishing, the key element involves convincing the user to give away 
  their information willingly. In this study, researchers conducted an experiment 
  on a small population of university students in the Eastern Province of Saudi 
  Arabia. A group of 200 university students who had eBay accounts were recruited 
  for the experiment. The experiment included designing a replica website for 
  an online business and hosting it over the intranet. The students clicked on 
  a desktop icon based on instructions from their trusted instructor and the icon 
  took them to a phishing website where the students were asked to log in. The 
  results indicate that 90% of the users who logged onto the website recognized 
  only the look and feel of the login page and did not pay attention to important 
  details such as the URL and the security features of the login page. Another 
  important result showed that combining social engineering with phishing enhanced 
  the experiment and influenced the user’s 
  perception of the fake website. The social engineering involved a trusted instructor 
  who influenced their trust in the authenticity of the website.}
    }