# Vishing

Vishing is voice phishing: a social-engineering technique that uses fraudulent phone calls or voice messages to obtain sensitive information.

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## Weekly Update 516: Live From Vietnam

DevFeed: [Weekly Update 516: Live From Vietnam](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/weekly-update-516-live-from-vietnam-41984.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-516/>)

Author: Troy Hunt

Published: 2026-08-12T08:16:15Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Troy Hunt](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/troy-hunt.md>)

Topics: [Incident response](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident-response.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>), [Vishing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vishing.md>), [OAuth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth.md>)

Tags: [live](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/live.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>), [weekly-update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly-update.md>), [youtube](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/youtube.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly commentary recorded from Vietnam discusses the Brinks Home FAQ and criticizes its handling of basic incident-response questions. It also outlines a generic pattern involving vishing, OAuth, extortion, data publication, litigation, and customer notification.

### Source excerpt

A little wind noise, a little connectivity flakiness, and a little lip-sync issues from YouTube, but look at that view! 🤩 Back to business, it's the Brinks Home FAQ I found most interesting this week. I mean, how do you write your own FAQ then fail to

## The big catch: How whaling attacks target top executives

DevFeed: [The big catch: How whaling attacks target top executives](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-big-catch-how-whaling-attacks-target-top-executives-8321.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/big-catch-how-whaling-attacks-target-top-executives/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2025-12-09T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Social engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/social-engineering.md>), [Reconnaissance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/recon.md>), [Vishing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vishing.md>), [MFA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mfa.md>)

Tags: [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [business-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-security.md>), [corporate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate.md>), [mfa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mfa.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [social-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-engineering.md>), [vishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vishing.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains whaling attacks, a form of targeted phishing, vishing, smishing, or business email compromise aimed at senior corporate executives. It describes how attackers exploit executives' limited time, public visibility, and access to sensitive information and financial authority, including through malware-laced Zoom invitations and detailed reconnaissance.

### Source excerpt

Is your organization's senior leadership vulnerable to a cyber-harpooning? Learn how to keep them safe.

## Phishing, privileges and passwords: Why identity is critical to improving cybersecurity posture

DevFeed: [Phishing, privileges and passwords: Why identity is critical to improving cybersecurity posture](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/phishing-privileges-and-passwords-why-identity-is-critical-to-improving-cybersecurity-posture-8337.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/phishing-privileges-passwords-identity-cybersecurity-posture/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2025-12-04T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Vishing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vishing.md>), [ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ransomware.md>), [Social engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/social-engineering.md>), [Critical Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/critical-infrastructure.md>)

Tags: [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [breach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/breach.md>), [business-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-security.md>), [critical-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-infrastructure.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [password-spraying](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password-spraying.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

### AI overview

The article explains why identity has become the new network perimeter and why protecting credentials is central to cybersecurity. It examines ransomware incidents involving M&S and Co-op Group, credential theft through vishing, phishing, infostealer malware, password database breaches, brute-force attacks, credential stuffing, and password spraying.

### Source excerpt

Identity is effectively the new network boundary. It must be protected at all costs.