Department
Computer Science
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-30-2015
Abstract
Mobile devices have taken an essential role in the portable computer world. Portability, small screen size, and lower cost of production make these devices popular replacements for desktop and laptop computers for many daily tasks, such as surfing on the Internet, playing games, and shopping online. The popularity of mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones has made them a frequent target of traditional web-based attacks, especially phishing. Mobile device-based phishing takes its share of the pie to trick users into entering their credentials in fake websites or fake mobile applications. This paper discusses various phishing attacks using mobile devices followed by some discussion on countermeasures. The discussion is intended to bring more awareness to emerging mobile device-based phishing attacks.
Journal Title
Journal of Information Security
Journal ISSN
2153-1242
Volume
6
Issue
3
First Page
6
Last Page
212
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.4236/jis.2015.63021