Phishing
Fraudulent action by attackers
attempting to obtain sensitive
information from their victims
or to induce them
to take a specific action
Vishing
Uses telephone or internet calls, which can mimic
the numbers of real organisations (spoofing),
the names of their representatives or even
cloning their voice via AI
Smishing
Uses SMS messages, often impersonating
different institutions such as banks,
transport companies, etc.
Spear-phishing
Uses detailed knowledge of the victim
or the environment in which
the victim works or lives
Quishing
This relatively new technique misuses QR codes
to spread harmful links. There have been observed cases of
dissemination, e.g. through business cards at social events
Visualization 3: The different types of phishing
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