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phishing
/ ˈfɪʃɪŋ /
noun
- the practice of using fraudulent e-mails and copies of legitimate websites to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft
Word History and Origins
Origin of phishing1
Example Sentences
Hitt said it appears the attack began as a phishing attempt and no data appears to have been stolen, said party spokesman Alec Zimmerman.
Cyber criminals are not just doing the traditional phishing expeditions, they’re using Covid as a lure.
Be aware of phishing scams, which have become even more sophisticated in 2020 as fraudsters now have access to more personal information about their victims, mostly taken from social media.
The hackers used voice phishing, a social engineering technique that involves tricking someone on the phone to hand over passwords or access to internal systems.
Step one—steal an executive’s email password through phishing.
I wrote a piece in 2011 that was used in what appeared to be an Iranian spear phishing attack.
The Chinese also are known for something called “spear phishing.”
This technique, known as “spear phishing,” is a favored tactic of organized crime.
China was recently accused of using spear phishing to spy on activists associated with the Dalai Lama.
One challenge is that this isn't a virus or a hacker attack—it's just a phishing scam, an attempt to trick people.
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