Phishing attacks are ridiculously commonplace nowadays, being one of the most encountered forms of cyber-crime. You as an internet user have more likely than not encountered an attempt if you haven’t simply fallen prey to an attack. Phishing attacks are some of the most commonly executed forms of online crime because of multiple reasons: they’re relatively easy to execute; require few resources, and the culprits are very difficult to identify and track down. Sure, with keen enough insight it’s rather difficult to get stuck in a phishing attack, but for every ten thousand or so individuals that are targeted, a few are bound to slip through the cracks.
Phishing is an ever-evolving form of crime as well, with newer technologies and methods of communication leading to more nuanced schemes. However, with this particular article, we’re going to go back instead of forward, to a form of phishing that’s been around for perhaps longer than the internet. That’s right, we’re talking about voice-oriented phishing (or what can more easily be referred to as scam calls).
The goal of a phishing attack is simple: trick an individual into revealing personal and sensitive information that can then be used to exploit them. Examples include setting up fake websites to trick users into revealing commonly used passwords, or information such as credit…
