[Scam Of The Week] Robocall scams surge to 85 billion globally

Feb 28, 2019 11:22:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Robocall spam has surged to 85 billion calls globally with bank account, credit card and extortion being common scams, according to Hiya, a company that makes apps to fend off unwanted ...
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Discovered: A Whole New Strain Of Voice Phishing Attacks

Feb 28, 2019 11:07:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
What if social engineers, instead of calling victims with voice phishing attacks, intercepted phone calls their victims make to legitimate phone numbers? Malicious apps let cybercriminals ...
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Grand Jury Duty Vishing Fraud: A New Twist on an Old Scam

Jan 25, 2019 6:30:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Vishing - phone-based “voice phishing” – attacks are alive and well, taking victims of their time, emotions, and money. This new scam can scare you into becoming a victim.
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Got A Chinese Vishing Scam Call in Mandarin

Nov 1, 2018 3:24:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
Howard, KnowBe4's HackBusters Discussion Forum Moderator reported on this very interesting phone call he got:
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Vishing Scams are Increasingly Difficult to Detect

Oct 8, 2018 10:32:44 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Phone scams are becoming more convincing as attackers devise new ways to sound legitimate. KrebsOnSecurity recently spoke with several readers who'd been targeted by voice phishing, or ...
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I Got Vished (and So Can Your Users)

Sep 25, 2018 7:01:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Written by Guest Blogger Nick Cavalancia, Microsoft MVP Hear one cybersecurity expert’s experience of missing the signs and getting duped over the phone. If it can happen to him, it can ...
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"Voice Phishing" in Korea This Year Already Exceeds 2017 Numbers.

Sep 10, 2018 4:12:33 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
The Korea JoonGang Daily reported that despite warnings from financial authorities, an average of 116 people fall victim to what is called "voice phishing" scams every day in Korea.
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[NEW]: KnowBe4 Just Released A Massive Improvement Of Vishing Security Tests

Apr 25, 2018 11:33:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
We have just released a massive improvement of our Vishing (voice phishing) functionality. You now have the ability to use text to speech, upload your own custom audio, and create your ...
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