phishing
/ (ˈfɪʃɪŋ) /
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Definition of phishing
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
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Word Origin for phishing
C21: from fishing in the sense of catching the unwary by offering bait; computer-hacker slang often replaces f with ph
Words nearby phishing
phimotic, Phineas, Phineus, phi-phenomenon, phish, phishing, Phitsanulok, phiz, Ph.L., phlebarteriectasia, phlebectasia
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