These are just two examples of "vishing," or voice phishing, a popular scam that can take place over a mobile phone or landline. The perpetrator will often pretend to be from a recognizable ...

The aim of vishing is exactly the same as that of traditional phishing campaigns: to obtain personal data and use it for fraudulent purposes, from identity theft to online shopping.

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

“In the June incident, a Twilio employee was socially engineered through voice phishing (or “vishing”) to provide their credentials, and the malicious actor was able to access customer ...

One growing cyberthreat that the report highlights is large-scale social engineering campaigns, particularly voice phishing – or ‘vishing’ – attacks, where threat actors use AI and ...

The term "vishing" combines "voice" and "phishing," signifying that the scammer uses a hook or a lure to trick unsuspecting individuals into disclosing usernames, passwords, and credit card ...