TOAD attack

English

Etymology

Abbreviation from telephone-oriented attack delivery attack.

Noun

TOAD attack (plural TOAD attacks)

  1. (cybersecurity, technology, computing, 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. [from 2020s]
    • 2024 June 6, Alex Lvoff, “How TOAD Scams Manipulate and Cheat Customers”, in Experian‎[1]:
      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.
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