A Mobile Money Social Engineering Framework For Detecting Voice & Sms Phishing Attacks - A Case Study Of M-pesa

Social engineering refers to the use of deception by an attacker, with the intent of psychologically manipulating the target/victim, into sharing crucial/confidential information which could either be leaked or used to swindle them. Without a clear understanding of social engineering, mobile users may be highly likely to be victims of social engineering crimes. Regarding social engineering on the mobile money platform, there are few existing documents/statistics on the study. Therefore, this research study focuses on social engineering on M-Pesa. The specific objectives of the study are: evalu…