vishing
vishing noun: a form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim.
Noun
vishing (uncountable)
- 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.2008, Gregory B. White, Dwayne Williams, Roger Davis, CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam SY0-201), page 36
- Within just an hour, a new vishing infrastructure can be configured and put in place to launch a new attack.2009, Ken Dunham, Mobile malware attacks and defense, page 188
Examples of vishing in a sentence
- Between 2006 and 2007, the number of vishing identity theft cases rose from 3 percent of theft to 40 percent (Source: Javelin Strategy & Research.)2010, David A. Montague, Essentials of Online Payment Security and Fraud Prevention, page 85:
- But there has been less public outreach about similar new types of phone schemes, sometimes called vishing.2014, Nick Wingfield, Swindlers Use Telephones, With Internet’s Tactics:
Origin of vishing
Blend of voice + phishing.
Questions about vishing
- What does vishing mean?
- Vishing means a form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim.
- How do you use vishing in a sentence?
- Between 2006 and 2007, the number of vishing identity theft cases rose from 3 percent of theft to 40 percent (Source: Javelin Strategy & Research.)
- What part of speech is vishing?
- Vishing is a noun.
Words near vishing in the dictionary
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