Quishing

//ˈkwɪʃɪŋ//

Synonyms for "quishing"

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Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

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  • 二維碼釣魚 /二维码钓鱼 noun (text message scam)

Japanese

1 entries
  • クイッシング noun (text message scam)

Korean

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  • 퀴싱 noun (text message scam)

Sample sentences

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Quishing allowed hackers to exfiltrate data from his bank accounts.

Source: wiktionary

The US Federal Trade Commission, as well as multiple local authorities across the UK, also warned this year about a specific kind of “quishing” scam targeting drivers, including cases where stickers directing users to fraudulent sites have been placed on top of legitimate QR codes used to pay for parking.

Source: wiktionary

Microsoft said the WhatsApp campaign appeared to have been wound down in November but the shift in tactics by Star Blizzard underlined the unit’s tenacity in using spear phishing – the term for targeting specific individuals or groups with malicious emails – to try to access sensitive information. The increasingly popular practice of using QR codes by cybercriminals is called “quishing” among the cybersecurity community.

Source: wiktionary

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