Staying aware of cyberattacks and how to recognize and prevent them can significantly reduce the impact of the human element ...

These attacks are often given accompanying names: Spear phishing, Whale phishing, Smishing, Vishing, and email phishing. Thanks to modern impersonation techniques, spearheaded by various ...

Phishing is a type of cyberattack where the nefarious actor "fishes" for victims, trying to steal their sensitive information or infect them with malware. While it's not a new threat, it continues to ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The term "smishing" is a combination of "SMS" (short message service) and "phishing." Smishing is a form of phishing, the fraudulent practice of sending ...

The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. Scammers often try to frighten targets into clicking the link by ...

The United States Postal Inspection Service is warning Idahoans about a dangerous type of scam called “vishing.” It’s a ...

Levine recommends using the following strategy to avoid getting caught by smishing, phishing or vishing. Vishing is the name given to similar attacks using voicemail, phone calls using either real ...

With the rise of smartphones, cybercriminals have found a new way to exploit users: smishing. Short for "SMS phishing," smishing is a scam where fraudsters us ...

Phishing — or smishing if it’s performed over SMS — often sees attackers encouraging iPhone users to click on a link, which will take them to a page set up by adversaries to steal login ...

Levine recommends using the following strategy to avoid getting caught by smishing, phishing or vishing. Vishing is the name given to similar attacks using voicemail, phone calls using either real or ...

Hackers also engage in video message phishing (vishing), SMS phishing (Smishing), and more. Essentially (and unfortunately), any communication format can be used for phishing, but I'll focus on ...