Covers voice-based phishing attacks where scammers use phone calls to impersonate trusted entities and steal sensitive information. Explains common vishing scripts, caller ID spoofing techniques, and practical defenses to avoid falling for phone-based fraud.
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In January 2020, the FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory warning organizations about a wave of vishing attacks targeting remote workers. By mid-2021, the problem has only gotten worse. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported over 240,000 phishing, vishing, and smishing complaints in 2020
In March 2021, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that Americans lost over $54 million to phone spoofing and vishing schemes in the previous year alone. That number was climbing. And it wasn't just grandparents falling for "IRS" calls — it was finance directors
The FBI Warning on Vishing and Smishing You Can't Afford to Ignore In early 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) flagged a sharp escalation in vishing and smishing campaigns targeting businesses and individuals across the United States. The 2023 IC3 Annual Report documented over
