Hanging Up on ShinyHunters: Experts Detail Vishing Defenses

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Experts recommend deploying phishing-resistant multifactor authentication, monitoring for attacks, and using live video verification. These measures aim to safeguard against sophisticated voice phishing campaigns designed to trick employees and steal sensitive corporate data.

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Original Source Material

Sophisticated Voice Phishing Campaigns Don't Exploit Any Software Vulnerabilities Amidst persistent voice phishing campaigns designed to trick employees and steal sensitive corporate data, security experts recommend organizations deploy phishing-resistant multifactor authentication, monitor for attacks and use "live video verification" to safeguard authentication changes.