What does vishing mean?
Vishing means A form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim..
Vishing takes advantage of the trust that most people place in the telephone network.
Within just an hour, a new vishing infrastructure can be configured and put in place to launch a new attack.
Between 2006 and 2007, the number of vishing identity theft cases rose from 3 percent of theft to 40 percent (Source: Javelin Strategy & Research.)
But there has been less public outreach about similar new types of phone schemes, sometimes called vishing.
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Vishing means A form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim..
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Vishing takes advantage of the trust that most people place in the telephone network.
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