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phishing

/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To engage in phishing.
  2. The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
  3. The act of circumventing security with an alias.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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