How can you protect yourself from vishing?
Companies, financial institutions, authorities and the police never ask for confidential information over the telephone. If you are asked to change passwords or verify credit card details, you should hang up immediately. You should never disclose sensitive information, click on links, open attachments, install programs, or grant remote access to your computer as the result of a call. One way to protect yourself from vishing is to avoid answering calls from unknown numbers. However, fraudsters can also hide behind displayed phone numbers. Spoofing programs can easily be used to fake official telephone numbers. Therefore, if you suspect vishing, call the number from another phone or contact the company’s customer service directly.