5 Most Common Phone Scams: How to Spot Them and Protect Yourself

Written by jtruong | Published 2021/08/20
Tech Story Tags: cybersecurity | voice-phishing | phishing-attacks | phishing | blogging-fellowship | vishing | phone-scam | hackernoon-top-story

TLDR Phone scams, also known as Vishing, are a form of phishing attack where attackers “use social engineering to get you to share personal information and financial details, such as account numbers and passwords” Vishing can be an easy way for attackers to gain confidential information. This article will discuss the five most common phone scams that would allow attackers to obtain sensitive information. Do not give out any information, instead I would thank them for notifying you then hang up and verify the phone number that called you.via the TL;DR App

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Published by HackerNoon on 2021/08/20