What is the purpose of a vishing attack?
- to create emails and web pages to collect sensitive information from a user
- to convince a victim on a phone call to disclose private or financial information
- to use text messages to send malware or malicious links to mobile devices of users
- to use USB sticks to compromise the systems of victims
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Explanation & Hint: Vishing is a social engineering attack carried out in a phone conversation. The attacker persuades the user to reveal private personal and financial information or information about another person or company. The goal is typically to steal credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and other information that can be used in identity theft schemes. |