Hello? Is That a Cybercriminal? A Look at Vishing Attacks

47% of organisations reported experiencing a vishing or social engineering attack in 2021.

With more than 3 billion domain spoofing (fake) emails sent worldwide every day, it’s no news that cybercriminals continue to rely on human intervention to access sensitive information and infiltrate networks. Social engineering banks on instinctual human traits and emotions to catch employees off guard when they least expect it, and it’s a tactic commonly used in voice phishing (vishing) attacks.

But why move from email to the phone?

Let’s hash it out.

Read more in our Hashed Out article here.