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vishing en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of voice + phishing.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim.
    • 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:
    • 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:
    • 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:
    • 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:

Coordinates

smishing

Holonyms

social engineering

Hypernyms

phishing

Translations (5)

ko 보이스 피싱 (phone call scam) · cmn 語音釣魚 /语音钓鱼 (phone call scam) · ja ビッシング (phone call scam) · ja ボイスビッシング (phone call scam) · fr vishing (phone call scam)