Meaning of vishing | Babel Free

Definitions

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

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level