By R.A. Garber Put lipstick on a pig, and it’s still a pig. Put a beautiful ring tone on your phone, and it can still usher ...

In today's digital landscape, the sophistication of cyber attackers is rapidly increasing, due in part to powerful tools like AI. However, it's not just their technical skills that are evolving. Cyber ...

“A call from an unknown number”—that one call could empty your bank account. Vishing is a type of cyberattack that exploits the everyday tool of the telephone. Because it exerts psychological pressure ...

A convincing call from someone who sounds exactly like the CFO can move money, reset credentials, or open up privileged systems before any control in the enterprise stack ever fires. That call is ...

Vishing attacks use AI voice impersonation to trick users into sharing sensitive information. Threatcop simulates real-world vishing flows that begin with email and move into WhatsApp conversations.

A new financially motivated hacking group tracked as BlackFile has been linked to a wave of data theft and extortion attacks against retail and hospitality organizations since February 2026. The group ...

A new cybercrime platform called ATHR can harvest credentials via fully automated voice phishing attacks that use both human operators and AI agents for the social engineering phase. The malicious ...

We continue to alert our readers to the uptick and successful use of vishing attacks against companies. Threat actors continue to be creative in developing strategies to use vishing to gain access ...

A distinct wave of voice phishing (vishing) attacks attributed to the notorious ShinyHunters hacking collective is spreading fast, with defenders urged to be on their guard following breaches ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the mechanics of cybercrime, lowering the skill barrier for attackers and expanding the reach of social engineering tactics, according to a new study published in ...

In a recent social media post, LVMPD referred to voice phishing scams as "vishing." These are calls that, according to the post, "[pretend] to be a trustworthy or authoritative source, using the phone ...