Some attacks are focused on phishing, looking to steal user IDs and passwords. Others involve installing malware (malicious coding) designed to steal data or to access financial accounts and steal money.
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Phishing
//ˈfɪʃɪŋ//
Synonyms for "phishing" (1 found)
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14 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 25 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- uitvissing noun (malicious act)
Catalan
2 entries- pesca noun (malicious act)
- pesca per correu electrònic noun (malicious act)
Chinese Cantonese
4 entries- 網絡網釣 /网络网钓 noun (malicious act)
- 網釣法 /网钓法 noun (malicious act)
- 釣魚式攻擊 /钓鱼式攻击 noun (malicious act)
- 釣魚欺詐 /钓鱼欺诈 noun (malicious act)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 網絡網釣 /网络网钓 noun (malicious act)
- 網路網釣 /网路网钓 noun (malicious act)
- 網釣法 /网钓法 noun (malicious act)
- 釣魚式攻擊 /钓鱼式攻击 noun (malicious act)
Czech
2 entries- phishing noun (malicious act)
- rhybaření noun (malicious act)
Esperanto
1 entries- rettrompado noun (malicious act)
Finnish
4 entries- khalastelu noun (malicious act)
- phishing noun (malicious act)
- tietojen kalastelu noun (malicious act)
- verkkourkinta noun (malicious act)
French
1 entries- hameçonnage noun (malicious act)
Georgian
2 entries- თაღლითობა noun (malicious act)
- ფიშინგი noun (malicious act)
German
1 entries- Phishing noun (malicious act)
Hebrew
2 entries- דִּיּוּג noun (malicious act)
- פישינג noun (malicious act)
Hungarian
1 entries- adathalászat noun (malicious act)
Indonesian
1 entries- pengelabuan noun (malicious act)
Irish
1 entries- fioscaireacht noun (malicious act)
Japanese
2 entries- フィッシング noun (malicious act)
- フィッシング詐欺 noun (malicious act)
Korean
1 entries- 피싱 noun (malicious act)
Māori
2 entries- hītinihanga noun (malicious act)
- hītinihanga noun (malicious act)
Persian
1 entries- فیشینگ noun (malicious act)
Polish
1 entries- wyłudzanie danych noun (malicious act)
Portuguese
1 entries- phishing noun (malicious act)
Romanian
1 entries- înșelăciune electronică noun (malicious act)
Russian
1 entries- фи́шинг noun (malicious act)
Spanish
2 entries- fishin noun (malicious act)
- phishing noun (malicious act)
Swedish
1 entries- nätfiske noun (malicious act)
Welsh
1 entries- gwe-rwydo noun (malicious act)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Is phishing illegal?
Source: tatoeba (8681009)
Use this browser from here on. It will protect you from phishing attempts.
Source: tatoeba (8681010)
I don't think this site is legitimate. It looks like a phishing attempt to me.
Source: tatoeba (8681012)
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