Phishing is a related term of phish.
As verbs the difference between phish and phishing
is that phish is to engage in phishing while phishing is present participle of lang=en.
As nouns the difference between phish and phishing
is that phish is an instance of a phishing attack 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.
phish
English
Verb
To engage in phishing.
Related terms
* spearphish
* phisher
Noun
(es)
An instance of a phishing attack.
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