Vishing
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Vishing
Short Description: Phishing attack employing voice communication.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-142
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: Well-Established
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: Phishing attack employing voice communication. These attacks exploit the target's expectation that phishing attacks should occur through email not through phone or VOIP communications, thus lowering their defenses over these channels.
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