phishing attack

US: ˈfɪʃɪŋ əˈtæk

Definition

Definition of phishing attack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

fraud attempt using fake messages to steal personal or financial information

TECH.

The phishing attack tricked employees into entering passwords on a fake login page.

smack

whack

Adjective

cybersecurity

TECH.

related to an online trick that steals private information from people

TECH.

The company launched a phishing attack awareness program for all employees.

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Expressions with phishing

phishing scam

fraudulent attempt to get sensitive info by impersonating a trusted entity

He lost money due to a phishing scam that mimicked a bank email.

spear-phishing

targeted email scam to steal personal information

The company fell victim to a spear-phishing attack.

Expressions with attack

snack attack

sudden craving for snacks

I had a snack attack and ate a whole bag of chips.

mac attack

craving for McDonald's food

I had a mac attack and went to get a Big Mac.

come under attack

be criticized or opposed by others

The new policy came under attack from various groups.

best defense is attack

exp.

acting first can protect you better than waiting

In court, their best defense is attack.

the best defence is attack

exp.

being aggressive can prevent threats

In football, the best defence is attack.

brunt of the attack

main force or impact of an attack

The city bore the brunt of the attack.

launch a withering attack on

start a strong and damaging criticism

The politician launched a withering attack on his opponent's policies.

return to the attack

start trying again after stopping or failing before

After a short break, she returned to the attack.

attack dog

dog trained to attack on command

The security team used an attack dog for protection.

attack the problem

begin working on solving the problem

We need to attack the problem before it gets worse.

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cyberthreat

malware risk

potential malware or phishing attack

Examples of phishing attack in a sentence

A single careless click can launch a large-scale phishing attack.
We organized a phishing attack simulation to test staff responses.
The firm created a phishing attack training module for new hires.

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French:attaque de phishing, d'hameçonnage, ...
German:Phishing-Angriff, Phishing, ...
Italian:attacco di phishing, di phishing, ...
Spanish:ataque de phishing, de phishing, ...
Portuguese:ataque de phishing, de ataque de phishing, ...
Chinese:网络钓鱼攻击, 网络钓鱼攻击的, ...
Japanese:フィッシング攻撃, ...
Arabic:هِجومُ تَصَيُّد, تَصَيُّدِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מִתְקֶפֶת דִּיּוּג, דִּיּוּגִי, ...
Russian:фишинговая атака, фишинговый, ...
Ukrainian:фішингова атака, фішинговий, ...
Hindi:फ़िशिंग हमला, फ़िशिंग आक्रमण, ...
Bengali:ফিশিং আক্রমণ, ফিশিং আক্রমণ-সংক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:atac de phishing, de phishing, ...
Czech:phishingový útok, phishingový, ...
Danish:phishingangreb, phishingrelateret, ...
Dutch:phishingaanval, phishing, ...
Greek:επίθεση phishing, φίσινγκ, ...
Hungarian:adathalász támadás, adathalász, ...
Khmer:ការវាយប្រហារបោកបញ្ឆោតតាមសារ, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការបោកបញ្ឆោតតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត, ...
Korean:피싱 공격, 피싱 공격 관련, ...
Persian:حمله فیشینگ, حمله‌ی فیشینگ, ...
Polish:atak phishingowy, phishingowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):ataque de phishing, phishing, ...
Romanian:atac de phishing, de tip phishing, ...
Swedish:phishingattack, nätfiskeattacksrelaterad, ...
Thai:การโจมตีแบบฟิชชิง, เกี่ยวกับการโจมตีแบบฟิชชิง, ...
Turkish:oltalama saldırısı, oltalama, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc tấn công lừa đảo, lừa đảo trực tuyến, ...

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Definition of phishing attack - Reverso English Dictionary

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