Meanings
- uncountableA form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim.
Vishing takes advantage of the trust that most people place in the telephone network.
2008, Gregory B. White, Dwayne Williams, Roger Davis, CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam SY0-201), page 363 more examples
Within just an hour, a new vishing infrastructure can be configured and put in place to launch a new attack.
2009, Ken Dunham, Mobile malware attacks and defense, page 188Between 2006 and 2007, the number of vishing identity theft cases rose from 3 percent of theft to 40 percent (Source: Javelin Strategy & Research.)
2010, David A. Montague, Essentials of Online Payment Security and Fraud Prevention, page 85But there has been less public outreach about similar new types of phone schemes, sometimes called vishing.
2014, Nick Wingfield, Swindlers Use Telephones, With Internet’s Tactics
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 語音釣魚 /语音钓鱼
- 語音釣魚 /语音钓鱼 (yǔyīn diàoyú)phone call scam
French vishing
- vishingphone call scam
Japanese ビッシング, ボイスビッシング
- ビッシング (bisshingu)phone call scam
- ボイスビッシング (boisu bisshingu)phone call scam
Korean 보이스 피싱
- 보이스 피싱 (boiseu pising)phone call scam
Cite this entry
vishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vishing
“vishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vishing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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