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Stories about: vishing

Vishing Attacks Target Regional Banks and Credit Unions According to security researchers from Cisco, vishing attacks are increasingly more common and complex. Recent incidents involve fake mass alerts sent via SMS, which instruct residents of certain areas to call a rogue 800 number and provide their financial information. One of the highlights of Cisco's 2009 Midy... 14 July 2009 06:54 GMT Vishing Attacks on the Rise The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a warning about a vulnerability in the Asterisk open source telephony engine that can supposedly allow attackers to compromise legit VoIP servers and perform thousands of fake phone calls per hour. Digium, the company behind Asterisk, says the warning is... 8 December 2008 05:38 GMT Warning! Vishing Attacks in Progress! People's money and their bank accounts represent the most important target for numerous hackers/attackers out there, so most attempts aim to steal these sensitive details. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported a few days ago that a new type of attack called "vishing" continues to rise and to threate... 22 January 2008 15:26 GMT