The Impact of Phishing Susceptibility on Different Individual Outcomes

Phishing attacks have become a serious cybersecurity issue by exploiting people's vulnerabilities through deceitful tactics. While the effects on organizations are well established, the individual-level implications require further investigation. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the literature on the individual outcome of phishing susceptibility, which is divided into four domains: behavioral, work performance, psychological, and financial. The Technology Threat Avoidance Theory (TTAT) offered a framework for the study to examine how individuals perceive and respond to phishing threats, focusing on threat appraisal, coping mechanisms, and the cost-benefit dynamics of protective actions. Key findings reveal that phishing susceptibility can lead to outcomes such as altered cybersecurity behaviors. The study shows how phishing affects individuals beyond immediate security breaches and contributes to the growing knowledge of phishing susceptibility prevention and its impacts on academia and cybersecurity. The review calls for tailored interventions to mitigate the multifaceted impacts of phishing