Matthew D Grilli1,2, Katelyn S McVeigh1, Ziad M Hakim1,3, Aubrey A Wank1, Sarah J Getz4,5, Bonnie E Levin4,5, Natalie C Ebner4,6, Robert C Wilson1,7. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. 2. Department of Neurology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. 3. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. 4. Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA. 5. Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Florida, USA. 6. Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. 7. Cognitive Science Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: As our social worlds become increasingly digitally connected, so too has concern about older adults falling victim to "phishing" emails, which attempt to deceive a person into identity theft and fraud. In the present study, we investigated whether older age is associated with differences in perceived suspiciousness of phishing emails. METHODS: Sixty-five cognitively normal middle-aged to older adults rated a series of genuine and phishing emails on a scale from definitely safe to definitely suspicious. RESULTS: Although older age was not related to a shift in overall perception of email safety, older age was related to worse discrimination between genuine and phishing emails, according to perceived suspiciousness. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that cognitively normal older adults may be at particular risk for online fraud because of an age-associated reduction in their sensitivity to the credibility of emails.
OBJECTIVES: As our social worlds become increasingly digitally connected, so too has concern about older adults falling victim to "phishing" emails, which attempt to deceive a person into identity theft and fraud. In the present study, we investigated whether older age is associated with differences in perceived suspiciousness of phishing emails. METHODS: Sixty-five cognitively normal middle-aged to older adults rated a series of genuine and phishing emails on a scale from definitely safe to definitely suspicious. RESULTS: Although older age was not related to a shift in overall perception of email safety, older age was related to worse discrimination between genuine and phishing emails, according to perceived suspiciousness. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that cognitively normal older adults may be at particular risk for online fraud because of an age-associated reduction in their sensitivity to the credibility of emails.
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