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vishing /ˈvɪʃɪŋ /noun [mass noun]The fraudulent practice of making phone calls or leaving voice messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as bank details and credit card numbers: many victims of vishing are people who are not tech-savvy...- The vishing scams could be hampered by building a database of known "scam" phone numbers or by creating a software filter that warns consumers of incoming fraudulent calls.
- Many but not all vishing attacks begin with an e-mail.
- "It's very easy to put up a number on a screen that isn't actually the number that the call's being made from, which lends itself perfectly to vishing."
Derivativesvisher /ˈvɪʃə/ noun ...- A visher can change routings easily, but even so the analysis can potentially reveal details that will reveal a given call as being false.
- These aspects will lead to success as a professional visher.
- A Voice over Internet Protocol phone number can be easily created without the visher having to divulge and thoroughly verify his personal information as one must with traditional phone lines.
OriginEarly 21st century: blend of voice and phishing. |