http://hip2b2.yutivo.org/2006/07/13/it-finally-has-a-name-vishing-voice-phishing/ Mobile, Security, Web 2.0, Pipe Dreams and More Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://hip2b2.yutivo.org/2006/07/13/it-finally-has-a-name-vishing-voice-phishing/#comment-9687 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:40:25 +0000 http://hip2b2.yutivo.org/2006/07/13/it-finally-has-a-name-vishing-voice-phishing/#comment-9687 [...] A few months ago, there was coverage about the same issue. The term vishing (Voice Phishing) was coined to describe this new form of phishing exploit. I did provide a few tips on how to watch out for these vishing scams. However, attackers are becoming more and more creative. It goes to show the social solutions are required to resolve these issues such as the one employed by Yahoo. For example, banks and customers alike can employ security questions to validate identity over and above the destination address (such as a telephone number). [...] […] A few months ago, there was coverage about the same issue. The term vishing (Voice Phishing) was coined to describe this new form of phishing exploit. I did provide a few tips on how to watch out for these vishing scams. However, attackers are becoming more and more creative. It goes to show the social solutions are required to resolve these issues such as the one employed by Yahoo. For example, banks and customers alike can employ security questions to validate identity over and above the destination address (such as a telephone number). […]

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