An attack pattern that uses telephone contact to move a victim into a later compromise step, such as installing remote-access software, visiting a malicious site, disclosing credentials, or authorizing a payment.
Category: fraud prevention. Part of the Identity Technologist Glossary — more than 200 practitioner-grade definitions covering identity verification, KYC/AML, biometrics, fraud prevention, and compliance. See all terms at https://identitytechnologist.com/glossary.