Highly educated professionals are vulnerable to financial cybercrime, finds IIT-Madras study

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An IIT Madras study finds that highly educated professionals can be vulnerable to financial cybercrime. Researchers said scammers often target people during stressful disruptions such as illness in the family, retirement, job searches, or workplace pressure.

The researchers found that victims were often targeted during periods of stress or life disruption, including illness in the family, retirement, job searches, or workplace pressure