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phishing

noun

phish·​ing ˈfi-shiŋ How to pronounce phishing (audio)
: the practice of tricking Internet users (as through the use of deceptive email messages or websites) into revealing personal or confidential information which can then be used illicitly
The most common form … is called phishing, a one-two punch using both email and Web browsing to trick people into typing confidential information into Web sites that look like the sites of real companies, especially financial institutions. Walter S. Mossberg
Social engineering tactics, such as phishing schemes, are often used by attackers to obtain valid credentials or other personal information. Jack Morse
see also spear phishing

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Phishing is one of the many new computer-related terms that have found their way into the general lexicon over the past decade or so. Its "ph" spelling is influenced by an earlier word for an illicit act: "phreaking." Phreaking involves fraudulently using an electronic device to avoid paying for telephone calls, and its name is suspected of being a shortening of "phone freak." A common phishing scam involves sending emails that appear to come from banks requesting recipients to verify their accounts by typing personal details, such as credit card information, into a website that has been disguised to look like the real thing. Such scams can be thought of as "fishing" for naive recipients.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Bargury’s research starts from a position in which a hacker has already gained access to someone’s computer—whether through phishing or an insider threat. WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Sometimes, it's called SMS phishing or a suspicious SMS text messages. Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 In the second quarter of this year, phishing scams rose by 438% and 174% in Kenya and Nigeria respectively, from the previous quarter. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022 Should someone make a phishing website with a homograph of your domain, your business can take a major hit. Akram Atallah, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 This led the security firm to uncover the various companies the Oktapus phishing kit has been targeting. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Aug. 2022 Sometimes, it's called SMS phishing or a suspicious SMS text messages. Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 And illicit funds, like those from theft, phishing or ponzi schemes, account for $8 million, or 0.02%. Taylor Locke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 Sometimes, it's called SMS phishing or a suspicious SMS text messages. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

respelling of fishing, with ph- probably after phreaking

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of phishing was in 1996

Phrases Containing phishing
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