TOAD attack
nounEtymology Abbreviation from telephone-oriented attack delivery attack.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Technology Neologism Abbreviation for “telephone-oriented attack delivery attack”: a type of fraud where a criminal contacts someone by phone, text or email and tricks them into giving information such as passwords, bank account details etc.
- TOAD attacks often involve callback phishing, where victims are tricked into calling fake call centers. Before they strike, scammers will gather a victim’s credentials from various sources, such as past data breaches, social media profiles, and information bought on the dark web.2024 June 6, Alex Lvoff, “How TOAD Scams Manipulate and Cheat Customers”, in Experian: