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Callback Phishing (TOAD)

Security Awareness Essentials 2026About 5 minutes
01Why this matters now

The link is missing on purpose

Telephone-oriented attack delivery skips the malicious link that filters catch. Instead a routine-looking invoice or renewal notice gives you a number to call, and a live person walks you into installing software or handing over access.

Reviewed and signed off by
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Sanne Kuijpers
Lead Red Team Operator, HackersHub
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Sources
  • ENISA Threat Landscape 2025, AI-enabled fraud
  • Reported deepfake CFO fraud case, 2024