Even security pros are falling for ‘Phishing’s evil twin: Voice-assisted phishing, aka ‘Vishing.’
This scam often involves a human being on the phone with you, typically ‘reporting’ something like fraud to you then asking you to verify personal and account-related details like home address, social security number, PIN number, etc.
Bottom-line: always disregard the caller’s caller-ID, even if it matches your bank or creditor’s numbers — since caller-ID is easily faked. Best practice if you’re worried — hang up, then consider calling the organization’s customer service line to report and/or inquire.
