FBI warns companies of surge in voice call phishing scams
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint statement warning companies of a surge in voice phishing or vishing campaigns targeting corporate virtual private networks (VPNs).
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a mass shift to working from home, resulting in increased use of corporate virtual private networks (VPNs) and elimination of in-person verification. The CISA and FBI pointed to one example from where a vishing campaign allowed cybercriminals to gain access to employee tools at multiple companies with indiscriminate targeting—with the end goal of monetizing the access.