As verbs the difference between hoax and phishing
is that hoax is to deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam while phishing is present participle of lang=en.
As nouns the difference between hoax and phishing
is that hoax is anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick while phishing is the act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account. The email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, PINs or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud.
hoax
English
Verb
(es)
To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam)
Derived terms
* hoaxer
* hoaxster (rare)
Noun
(es)
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
Synonyms
* (deliberately false story or report) canard
Derived terms
* (deliberately false story or report) hoaxical, Hoaxocaust
phishing
English
Noun
(
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wikipedia phishing)
(computing) The act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account. The email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, PINs or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud.
The act of circumventing security with an alias.
Synonyms
* spoofing
Related terms
* phish
* phisher
* spearphishing
Verb
(head)
See also
