phished
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Definition

Definition of phished - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
cybersecurityTECH.tricked into giving personal informationTECH.
  • He was phished by a fake email asking for his bank details.
deceived duped
2.
fraudTECH.obtained through fraudulent meansTECH.
  • The phished data was used to access the company's secure systems.
defrauded scammed
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Origin of phished

phishing (no etymology)

Terms related to phished

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
phishphishingbamboozledcheatedconnedfooledmisledscammedswindledtrickedcounterfeitdeceptive

Examples of phished in a sentence

  • Many people get phished through seemingly legitimate websites.
  • The phished credentials were sold on the dark web.
  • Phished information can lead to identity theft.

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  1. French:hameçonné, obtenu frauduleusement, ...
  2. German:hereingelegt, durch Phishing erlangt, ...
  3. Italian:ingannato, ottenuto fraudolentemente, ...
  4. Spanish:engañado, obtenido fraudulentamente, ...
  5. Portuguese:enganado, roubado, ...
  6. Chinese:被骗的, 通过欺诈手段获得的, ...
  7. Japanese:フィッシングされた, 詐取された, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتَعَرِّض لِلاحْتِيال الإِلِكْتِرُونِي, مَسْروق, ...
  9. Hebrew:נָפַל בְּפִישִׁינְג, מוּשָׁט, ...
  10. Russian:обманутый, мошеннический, ...
  11. Ukrainian:обманутий, шахрайський, ...
  12. Hindi:धोखा दिया, धोखाधड़ी, ...
phish
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Definition of phish - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.
cybercrimeTECH.try to obtain sensitive information by pretending to be a trustworthy entityTECH.
  • Criminals often phish by sending emails that look like they're from banks.
  • Hackers often phish through fake websites.
  • They tried to phish by posing as tech support.
deceive scam
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Origin of phish

English, phreak (phone) + fish (lure)

Terms related to phish

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
phishedphishingbreachcyberattackdeceptionfraudhackingidentity theftmalwarespoofing

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  1. French:hameçonner, ...
  2. German:phishen, ...
  3. Italian:rubare informazioni, ...
  4. Spanish:suplantar, ...
  5. Portuguese:phishing, ...
  6. Chinese:网络钓鱼, ...
  7. Japanese:フィッシングする, ...
  8. Arabic:اِصْطَادَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְדַיֵּג, ...
  10. Russian:фишинг, ...
  11. Ukrainian:фішинг, ...
  12. Hindi:फिशिंग करना, ...

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