Vishing, short for voice phishing, is a type of social engineering scam in which attackers use phone calls or voice messages ...

As technology advances and innovates, you might hope or even expect scams to become a thing of the past. Not so much! It's important to remember that technology is impartial, benefiting the everyday ...

I have a special affinity toward cybersecurity, probably because I've witnessed it grow from not even being a word, much less a concept to indoctrinating itself into society on a second by second ...

We’ve all heard of phishing, the tried-and-tested email scam that spoofs authoritative sources to trick recipients into handing over sensitive information or downloading malware. Well, vishing is its ...

Just as email providers filter out email spam, mobile carriers try to filter out text message spam, but some of those messages slip through. Sixty percent of U.S. adults who send or receive texts ...

Vishing is a highly effective and targeted form of phishing that uses voice as a means to lure victims into disclosing private information. There's another clever fraud tactic to add to your library ...

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are getting serious about voice phishing, also known as vishing, a new threat to illegally obtain ...

Vishing is among the fastest-spreading cyber crimes in the world. Cyber criminals find innovative ways to scam people out of their hard-earned money. Security agencies keep coming up with new ...

You might have heard about online "phishing" scams designed to steal money from unsuspecting Web users, but now criminals are using another type of scam called "vishing" to commit the same crimes.

Most computer users and Internet surfers are now aware of Phishing and its variants Spear Phishing, Tabnabbing, Whaling, and Tabjacking. In this article, we will try to make you aware of two more ...

“If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic,” the FBI warned in May. The public service announcement was written as advice for everyone but noted ...