Research on the vulnerabilities of a telephone subscriber from the perspective of destructive social engineering

Abstract

Research on the vulnerabilities of a telephone subscriber from the perspective of destructive social engineering

Kotikov N.M., Gorin D.S., Shatovkin R.R.

Incoming article date: 23.10.2025

The article discusses current threats and vulnerabilities of telephone subscribers in the context of mass digitalization, the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, and their use in fraudulent scenarios. The study analyzes the main vulnerability factors and provides statistical data on telephone fraud incidents in Russia and abroad. Special attention is given to the phenomena of trust in authority, insufficient digital literacy, and the use of voice synthesis and deepfake technologies for social engineering attacks.

Keywords: social engineering, fraud, vishing, deepfake, artificial intelligence, digital literacy, information security