Tricking a user to give up their username and password. This can happen by sending the user to fake sign-in page, a page promising to get you more followers, or just simply asking for the username and [..]

This is a type of electronic mail (e-mail) attack that attempts to convince a user that the originator is genuine, but with the intention of obtaining information for use in social engineering. Scope [..]

The use of e-mails that appear to originate from a trusted source to trick a user into entering valid credentials at a fake website. Typically the e-mail and the web site looks like they are part of a [..]

A type of fraud carried out on the internet by sending people legitimate-looking e-mails asking for their personal information, such as bank account details, passwords, etc., and using t [..]

Phishing is a criminal technique that uses computers to steal credit or debit card or bank account information. Consumers often see phishing attempts in the form of fake e-mails that mimic those of banks. Consumers who click on such copycat e-mails will be transferred to a phony site that will try to dupe them into entering Social Security or bank [..]

An e-mail message falsely claiming to be from a lawful business. The message directs the recipient to a bogus website closely resembling a legitimate company's website. Once there, the recip [..]

in the cyber scam sense, by 2000 (some sources cite usage from 1995); alteration of fishing (n.); perhaps by influence of phreak and the U.S. rock band Phish, which had been performing since 1983.

Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to acquire sensitive information.  This is usually done through email in which the fraudster sends out a legitimate-looking email in an attempt to gather personal and [..]

A con that scammers use to electronically collect personal information from unsuspecting users. Phishers send e-mails that appear to come from legitimate websites such as eBay, PayPal, or other bankin [..]

Phishing is a technique for acquiring information such as user names, passwords, credit cards, social security numbers and other personal data by masquerading as a trusted business like a bank or credit card company. With phishing messages, the email appears to be sent by the trusted entity and the consumer is tricked into providing their personal [..]

Phishing is one way that identity thieves use the Internet to retrieve your personal information, such as passwords and account numbers. The thieves’ techniques include sending hoax emails claiming to originate from legitimate businesses and establishing phony websites designed to capture your personal information. For example, you may receive an u [..]

E-mails or other communications that are designed to trick a user into believing that he or she should provide a password, account number or other information. The user then typically provides that in [..]

An online scam that uses e-mail to "fish" for users' private information by imitating legitimate companies. People are lured into sharing user names, passwords, account information or credit-card numbers. The phishing e-mail usually contains a link to an illegitimate site. Scammers copy the look of a web site to set up a near [..]

A form of Internet fraud in which a fake website or email is made to resemble a legitimate one, in order to steal valuable information such as credit cards, Social Security numbers, user IDs, and pass [..]

Phishing is similar to fishing in a lake, but instead of trying to capture fish, phishers attempt to steal your personal information. They send out e-mails that appear to come from legitimate websites [..]

Phishing, also referred to as "spoofing", is a type of scam with the intent of capturing personal information such as Social Security numbers, online banking user identification numbers, debit and credit card account numbers, and passwords. The user is typically sent an e-mail which appears to be legitimate, asking the user to click a lin [..]

Phishing is a type of email fraud in which the perpetrator sends out emails that appear to come from a legitimate service or reputable company, such as a bank or an email service provider. These emails aim to lure recipients to reveal confidential information that the perpetrator can use for their financial advantage - for example, online banking l [..]

(fish´ing) (n.) The act of sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used [..]

Fraudulent emails that ask for your personal or financial information.

See ISP.

Phishing refers to a type of online scam where criminals pose as representatives of legitimate businesses or organizations in order to obtain sensitive user information. Some of the more common phishing scams involve the imitation of popular websites (Facebook, Amazon, PayPal, etc) by slightly altering the spelling or structure of the original site [..]

Phishing (password harvesting fishing) refers to criminal activities to obtain passwords from customers using fake websites. The attackers mostly pose as persons who can be trusted, and as such try to induce customers input sensitive information (user name, password, credit card data).

A cyber attack that directs people to a fraudulent website to collect personal information for identity theft.

A scam using spoofed emails from well-known companies to direct consumers to fraudulent websites. The message often sounds urgent and falsely claims there’s a problem you must “fix” by sending sensiti [..]

An attempt at identity theft using a fake website that looks identical or similar to the genuine website you’re used to using.

Phishing is an unscrupulous practice devised to lure you into revealing your bank accounts, passwords, credit card numbers, PIN codes and other sensitive data. Armed with this private information, you [..]

Emails or text messages that attempt to trick you into giving out your personal information such as usernames, passwords or banking details.

the fraudulent practice of sending electronic messages claiming to be a legitimate company in order to induce individuals to reveal sensitive data such as user names, passwords, and credit card detail [..]

Is usually a two-part scam involving email and spoof websites. Fraudsters, also known as phishers, send email to a wide audience that appears to come from a reputable company requesting personal infor [..]

Phishing is a scam that's designed to lure consumers into voluntarily providing confidential information. The consumer will receive an email that appears to be from a bank or online service provi [..]

An identity theft scam in which criminals send out spam that imitates the look and language of legitimate correspondence from e-commerce sites. The fake messages generally link to Web sites which are [..]

In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as [..]

A technique used to trick computer users into revealing personal or financial information through an email message or a website.

An illegal method whereby legitimate looking e-mails (appearing to come from a well-known bank, for example) are used in an attempt to source personal information that can be used to steal a user's identity.

is the attempt to acquire personal information (such as a password or credit card number), generally for malicious purposes, by assuming the identity of a trusted authority. One common form of phishin [..]

Phishing is the act of attempting to fraudulently acquire through deception sensitive personal information such as passwords and credit card details by assuming another's identity in an official- [..]

an attempt to trick consumers into disclosing personal and/or financial information. The emails appear to come from companies with whom consumers may regularly conduct business (e.g., AOL (America Onl [..]

phishing - the act of emailing users falsely claiming to be someone else in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that can be used for identity theft. Such email usually di [..]

The practice of obtaining personal information by posing as a trusted source.

Any of several methods designed to illegally acquire sensitive or private information such as bank details, login information or personal details by fraudulently masquerading as a trustworthy entity.

Refers to when criminals attempt to steal personal information over the Internet, or trick people into downloading a malicious program onto their computer, by posing as a trusted person, business, or [..]

Phishing is email fraud where the perpetrator sends out legitimate looking emails that appear to come from trustworthy web sites in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from the rec [..]

The act of copying work (like songs, movies or TV shows) that is protected by copyright.

A fraudster pretends to be from a legitimate organization, and sends misleading e-mails requesting personal and financial details from unsuspecting people. Plug-in.

Phishing refers to an attempt by a hacker to obtain confidential information about a user through fraudulent means; specifically by pretending to be a legitimate communication from a credible source. [..]

An attempt at identity theft in which criminals lead users to a counterfeit website to trick them into disclosing private information, such as usernames or passwords.

A scamming/information theft process where identity thieves will cast a large net (send out a TON of emails to a TON of different people) and wait for an email response. Any response will be followed up with requests for personally identifiable information which can then be used to harm the individual and benefit the phisher. They usually pretend t [..]

Phishing involves massive sending of emails that appear to come from reliable sources and that try to get users to reveal confidential banking information. The most typical example of phishing is the [..]

 enabling other users to view your photo or video content by transmission via text, email or app or by posting them to a social network or photo hosting site

Phishing is when an ill-intentioned party tries to gain sensitive information like passwords or credit card information by falsely appearing as a trusted brand. A common phishing ploy is when phishers [..]

Fraudulent attempts usually made by Email to trick users into revealing personal information such as bank logins, PIN numbers etc. ping

In a phishing scam, a spammer, posing as a trusted party such as a bank or reputable online vendor, sends millions of e-mail messages directing recipients to Web sites that appear to be official but a [..]

An attack where the attacker tries to trick the victim into giving up sensitive information by masquerading as a trusted entity. In a common phishing attack, the attacker tries to steal authentication [..]

    The act of sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identit [..]

An act which involves sending a consumer an email falsely claiming to be from an established legitimate company with the aim of tricking the consumer into providing private/secure/confidential information....more

 Impersonating a legitimate entity to illegally acquire information via email, phone calls, voice-mail, or text messaging

Criminal use of email to divert traffic to websites in order to fraudulently acquire usernames, passwords, credit card details and other personal information. The email and websites used in these oper [..]

Method used by criminals to try to obtain financial or other confidential information (including user names and passwords) from internet users, usually by sending an email that looks as though it has [..]

Sending fraudulent emails requesting someone’s personal and financial details.

Phishing is a scam that lures people to phony websites or user interfaces to trick a person into entering in personal information, like account login information. Attackers often use email, text messa [..]

The attempt to obtain confidential access information of a user. E-mails that appear to be authentic are used to lure users to a website where they are requested to enter their access data.

Phishing is a technique used by cyber criminals to lure individuals into divulging sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity. An example [..]

Is a technique used to gain personal information for purposes of identity theft, using fraudulent e-mail messages that appear to come legitimate source such as a bank.

An attempt at identity theft in which criminals lead users to a counterfeit website in the hope that they will disclose private information such as user names or passwords.

A type of online fraud in which a criminal sends email that appears to be from a legitimate source, but in fact is designed to entice the recipient into clicking a link to a website where the unsuspec [..]

A criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out using email or instant messaging.

Like the sport it's named after, phishing refers to an urgent instant message or e-mail message meant to lure recipients into responding. Often these messages will appear to be from a friend, a f [..]

Soliciting private information from customers or members of a business, bank or other organization in an attempt to fool them into divulging confidential personal and financial information. People are [..]

In computing, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from PayPal, eBay, Youtube or online banks are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting [..]

google_ad_client="pub-8027288574377500";google_ad_slot="1043341745";google_ad_width=120;google_ad_height=600; Definition: Phishing is a threat vector. Crackers and other malicious [..]

An online identity theft scam. Typically, criminals send emails that look like they're from legitimate sources, but are not. The fake messages generally include a link to phony, or spoofed, websi [..]

Phishing occurs when fraudsters spam the Internet with an email claiming to be from a reputable financial institution or e-commerce site. The email message tries to make you click on a link and update your personal profile or carry out some transaction. The link takes you to a fake website designed to look like the real thing, however, any personal [..]

A type of online identity theft which uses email and fraudulent websites that are designed to steal your personal data or information.

Phishing is the name given to the practice of sending emails at random which appear to come from a genuine company, usually a bank. The usual method is to send emails to as many people as possible, including people who do not even have an account or relationship with the bank in question.

A type of fraudulent activity in which a criminal attempts to make a victim believe by showing a false identity and acquire their important & confidential information.

Phishing scams are used by criminals to lure victims, by email, text or phone, into handing over valuable information such as credit card and bank account numbers, passwords and log ins, which can be [..]

The illegal act of trying to obtain people’s personal details, such as logins and passwords.

A digital form of social engineering that uses authentic-looking—but bogus—e-mail to request information from users or direct them to fake websites that request information.

Like the sport it's named after, phishing refers to an urgent instant message or e-mail message meant to lure recipients into responding. Often these messages will appear to be from a friend, a b [..]

A way to to steal information by posing as a legitimate company. Criminals attempt to con or mislead individuals into providing personal information in many ways, including by email, text message and scam phone calls that appear to be from a legitimate business. Personal information that may be requested includes credit card information, account pa [..]

The process of seeking to obtain personal information illegally through email or pop-up messages in order to deceive you into disclosing your credit card umbers, bank account information, Social Secur [..]

A phishing email is an email asking you to disclose personal information such your password or bank details.  If you receive an email asking for this information, delete it.  Additional information about phishing emails can be found on the Staying Safe when using Email intranet page

 The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social [..]

n. pesca de información

Phishing is a technique used to trick you into giving your personal details, this might be through bogus websites, web-forms emails, and documents, which will often disguise themselves to look genuine; risk of identity theft.

Emails or text messages that attempt to trick you into giving out your personal information such as usernames, passwords or banking details.

This is when a criminal uses the internet to try to fraudulently obtain details of peoples accounts so that they can use these accounts themselves, usually to take money out of.

A way of attempting to acquire information such as user names and passwords by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. 

Use of email “phishing” scams requesting you to provide your private and confidential information via a website link is a key tool currently used by these conmen. SARS will never ask you for informati [..]

Phishing is the fraudulent act of acquiring private and sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, personal identification and account usernames and passwords. Using a complex set of social e [..]

The use of ‘spoof’ emails and websites that are designed to deceive recipients into divulging personal financial data to facilitate identity fraud e.g. credit card numbers, account numbers, user names [..]

Unofficial telephone calls, emails or websites that trap users into giving out personal information/financial information/passwords. The data is then used for financial or identity fraud. Phishing emails often contain a link that needs to be clicked or an attachment to be opened. Spear Phishing can take the form of an email that appears to be from [..]

A form of identity theft in which a scammer uses an authentic-looking email to trick recipients into giving out sensitive personal information, such as credit-card or bank account numbers, Social Security numbers and other data. Plain text: Text in an email message that includes no formatting code. See HTML. POP

Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your valuab le personal data, such as credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information. It is generally implemented through illegal practice of sending out e-mail messages (spam) that appear to come from a financial institution and which seek to trick people into handing over accou [..]

Phishing is a criminal activity that uses social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to dishonestly and illegally get sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by acting as a trustworthy person or business. Phishing is typically carried out using email or instant messaging, although phone contact has been used also.

The act of sending spoofed e-mail messages falsely claiming to be from your banking institution to lure you into divulging personal information such as your PIN or password for the purpose of identity theft.

"Phishing" (pronounced "fishing") is the act of sending an e-mail that fraudulently represents a legitimate company and "lures" you (hence, the ph [..]

When criminals and fraudsters send bogus emails to thousands of people in an attempt to get personal information.

The process of seeking to obtain personal information illegally through email or pop-up messages in order to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other sensitive information.

This is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

The criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

An attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information via electronic communication, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy business. PayPal, eBay, and online banks are common targets. The term is a variant of “fishing” and refers to baits used in the hope of a “catch” of financial information. Rel [..]

This is the attempt to get sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy [..]

The practice of sending emails at random that pretend to come from a genuine company operating on the Internet. Phishing (as in fishing for confidential information) emails are an attempt to trick consumers into disclosing personal information at a false websites which may later be used to commit fraud and/or identity theft. Also referred to as “sp [..]

 Is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communicatio [..]

Procedure whereby fake e-mails or websites are used to obtain personal data on other peopleʼs computers. The cardholders receive an e-mail requesting them to click on the link in the text, for example [..]

(computing) The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity and acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwo [..]

Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Ty [..]