You're probably familiar with a phishing scam. You get a strange email asking for too much information, and the message quickly heads to the trash.
What if you get a phone call? Are you as skeptical?
Vishing scams use phones to steal your information, and there's been a lot of vishing activity lately.
The attacks are tricky because we're used to dealing with banks on the phone. Plus, we know that it's cheap and easy to send a billion emails - but phone calls take more resources.
You may get an automated phone call or a live person. Either way, you now have to be more cautious about providing sensitive information over the phone. If you get a strange call, just hang up and call your bank at a phone number you know is legitimate.
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Great info Justin, very true. Phishing scams are on the rise and mutate over time.