You receive a robocall from a number that appears to be your bank. During the call you are told that there was suspicious activity on your account and to remain on the line to talk to an agent. An individual then got on the line and asked you questions that would allow someone to compromise your account. This is an example of which type of specific social engineering?
Vishing (or voice phishing) is phishing done using voice over the telephone. This type of phishing often involves the use of voice over IP technology to spoof the caller ID of a legitimate phone number.
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