Home › Words › V › vishingvishingvishing means A form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim.EtymologyBlend of voice + phishing.nounA form of phishing using a telephone call to the prospective victim.e.g.“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 36:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.smishing 57% match — A type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message. vs vishing →telephoning 51% match — The act of placing a telephone call. vs vishing →visionphone 49% match — Synonym of videophone. vs vishing →vosip 48% match — Voice over Secure IP. vs vishing →telecanvassing 48% match — canvassing by telephone vs vishing →spearphishing 47% match — Phishing against a small group of selected targets who are more likely to be attracted. vs vishing →phisherman 47% match — The criminal performing phishing attacks. vs vishing →visiphone 47% match — A telephone capable of making video calls. vs vishing →