Security News > 2023 > March > How to Prevent Callback Phishing Attacks on Your Organization
According to the cyber intelligence report from Agari, hybrid phishing attacks have increased by 625%. One of the most damaging is callback phishing - also often known as a TOAD. First appearing in the wild in March 2021 as BazarCall, the attacks were mounted to install ransomware on corporate networks.
Low levels of cybersecurity awareness can be the root cause of successful cyberattacks, especially attacks such as Callback phishing.
Businesses should, of course, have robust and comprehensive security systems to protect against phishing attacks.
Callback phishing is not an attack on the physical network infrastructure, but the end-users accessing these resources - often remotely.
Callback phishing attacks can also be used against service desks.
Taking a Zero Trust stance is a robust approach, but with attacks such as callback phishing using several channels of attack, protection must also be multi-functional.
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