Phone scams are almost as as old as the telephone itself. In fact, most of us have likely been the target of a vishing attack but were not aware of the term, vishing. According to Proofpoint’s 2020 State of the Phish Report, only 25% of those polled were able to accurately define the term, vishing.

What Is Vishing?

The term, vishing is a combination of the word voice, and the word, phishing (voice + phishing = vishing).

Vishing is a form of phishing that uses voice calls rather than email, to trick a victim into divulging personal, sensitive or confidential information to an attacker...