Vishing takes advantage of the trust that most people place in the telephone network.
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Vishing
Synonyms for "vishing"
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5 translations across 4 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 語音釣魚 /语音钓鱼 noun (phone call scam)
French
1 entries- vishing noun (phone call scam)
Japanese
2 entries- ビッシング noun (phone call scam)
- ボイスビッシング noun (phone call scam)
Korean
1 entries- 보이스 피싱 noun (phone call scam)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Within just an hour, a new vishing infrastructure can be configured and put in place to launch a new attack.
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Between 2006 and 2007, the number of vishing identity theft cases rose from 3 percent of theft to 40 percent (Source: Javelin Strategy & Research.)
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But there has been less public outreach about similar new types of phone schemes, sometimes called vishing.
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