Examples of 'phishing' in a sentence

Meaning of "phishing"

Phishing is a type of cyber attack where scammers send fraudulent emails pretending to be from reputable companies in order to obtain sensitive information such as passwords and credit card numbers
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  • 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.
  • The act of circumventing security with an alias.
  • present participle of phish

How to use "phishing" in a sentence

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Phishing is a technique of fraudulently obtaining private information.
Threats such as phishing malware may be persistent.
Phishing attacks could fall into this.
A screenshot of the phishing email in question is optional.
Phishing is another tactic commonly used by fraudsters.
Awareness of possible phishing attempts is not enough.
Most phishing emails are variants of one another.
Do not be caught out by phishing and cybersquatting.
Phishing has become much more sophisticated.
A sample of the phishing email sent by hackers.
A phishing email is distinct from a spam email.
Number of messages that contain phishing links.
A new phishing scam is currently doing the rounds.
Protects devices against malware and phishing.
Whale phishing and how to protect yourself.

See also

A press release was drafted on the problem of phishing.
Voice phishing started over a century ago.
I replaced the website with a phishing site.
Spear phishing of employees and ecosystem partners.
Fraud stalker threat abuse abusive phishing.
Equivalent of phishing used in social engineering attacks.
Security experts highlight spear phishing dangers.
Inserting a phishing site on your hosting space.
The same goes for voice phishing too.
Phishing is a systemic risk which affects everyone.
Assume that phishing attacks will occur.
Phishing emails are more convincing than ever.
Beware of email phishing and potential ransomware.
Phishing is the most common kind of attack.
Maybe he was recruited by a voice phishing gang.
Sending phishing emails requesting personal information.
Protect your identity from phishing attacks.
Phishing websites can be very hard to detect.
Many users have been victims of phishing programs.
Phishing emails are much more sophisticated today.
This is almost always a sign of a phishing attempt.
Phishing or brand spoofing and email fraud.
Tibetan journalists and activists targeted by phishing.
Phishing is the most common attack method.
Never answer an email that appears to be phishing.
Phishing campaigns using the client as a vector.
The virus is spread through phishing messages.
Phishing is the ultimate social engineering attack.
Efforts from different sectors to combat phishing.
Phishing is a danger you have to live with.
A hacker with a criminal record for phishing.
Many phishing attempts originate in foreign countries.
Protect your visitors from phishing attacks.
Phishing emails are more sophisticated than ever.
Automatically blocks malicious websites and phishing.

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