What are phishing, smishing, and vishing?
Reviewed answer
Phishing tricks you into giving access; smishing uses texts and vishing uses calls.
- Pause when a message demands urgent action, sensitive information, or an unexpected download.
- Verify the request through the organization's real app or a number from your own records.
- Use your email's phishing-report button. In the US, forward scam texts to 7726 where supported by your carrier.
Get help if
You entered information, approved access, or installed software. Good spelling and accurate personal details do not prove a message is real.