vishing

Noun

Meaning

vishing (uncountable)

A form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim.

Examples

Vishing is the exact same technique but deployed via a telephone call. Source: Internet

Vishing attacks are also on the rise, with many fraudsters posing as bank representatives call the person and then use scare tactics to convince their ‘target’ that their money is at risk if they don’t share their account or card information. Source: Internet

What are Vishing calls? Source: Internet

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