Vishing and Smishing

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Question:

I’m familiar with phishing, but can someone please explain what the terms vishing and smishing mean?

Answer:

This information is from the BOL Tech Talk with Jeff Patterson page (August 25, 2006 issue):

Phishing, Vishing, SMiShing. What's Next?
First there was phishing, embedding links to fraudulent web sites in emails trying to get the recipient to give up personal information. Then came vishing, using an email or phone call to get the recipient to call a VoIP phone number and give up their personal information. Now there is SMiShing, where attackers send out SMS alerts to users' mobile phones with a web site link that may contain malware or attempt to get the user to divulge their personal information.

First published on BankersOnline.com 3/03/08