Infosec glossary entry

TOAD

TOAD:
Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery

[…] threat actors leveraging a robust ecosystem of call center-based email threats. The threats are unique in that they require a lot of human interaction. The emails themselves don’t contain malicious links or attachments, and individuals must proactively call a fake customer service number in the email to engage with the threat actor.
https://www.proofpoint.com/au/resources/threat-reports/2022-social-engineering-report

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By jean-christoph

July 4, 2022

phishing, social engineering
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