Vishing - phishing through VoIP

Cheap Internet phones are inadvertently helping the cybercriminals conduct new-style stealing. It is also a form of phishing, but they will directly call the victim instead of sending the e-mail as before.

Security application firm Secure Computing (USA) said users will receive an automated message with the content of an alert about bank account. This message instructs them to call a phone number to fix the problem.

After the call, the phone number will connect the caller to a fake support system, requiring them to enter a 16-digit credit card code. Secure Computing calls this new form of phishing vishing, a variant of phishing.

Earlier, cyber criminals also sent e-mails containing phone numbers and lure victims to make calls to disclose information. " People should avoid dialing provided via e-mail and should only trust the phone number printed behind the card or on the official notice of the bank, " Secure Computing said.

Finnish security firm F-Secure also said that in the UK and Iceland, mobile messages (SMS) have been exploited to trick people into accessing dangerous websites, potentially installing back-end Trojans on devices. user's.