VoIP phishing scam

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 1, 2006

New species of phish spotted.

A new variety of phishing scam was spotted last month: VoIP phishing. Instead of coercing victims into entering their confidential details on a fake website as 'traditional' phishing scams do, the new type of attack cons victims into providing their information on a fake customer support number. To date, however, only a small number of the VoIP-style phishing attacks have been reported.

Posted on 01 May 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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