verb (used without object) 1.to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from people by placing phone calls, typically automated, that seem to be from a legitimate
organization, usually a financial institution:
an increase in vishing, facilitated by voIP, an Internet-based phone system.
verb (used with object) 2.to make a victim in this way: I was vished and now my bank account is empty!
Related forms vish·er, noun
