Impact of Phishing Activity on Youth: A Study in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh.

Abstract

During Pandemic, there was a significant raise in online purchases that enabled the hackers to launch a series of fake logistic attacks, posing as delivery firms like UPS or DHL Similar patterns were seen occurring during the Christmas, Sankranti/Pongal holidays every year. Keeping these facts in view, the present study focused on phishing attacks on festive changes. The qualitative study developed semi structured interview schedule and adopted snow ball sampling technique to collect data. Data was analyzed using manual content analysis. The study reveals that the Phishing attacks increased during festive season due to excessive time and online access to shopping.