smishing

Noun

Meaning

smishing (uncountable)

Identity theft committed through a malicious link contained within a text message.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

While MysteryBot is currently not in circulation, ThreatFabric told us that LokiBot was previously spread via SMS spam (smishing) and emails (phising) containing links to an Android app. Source: Internet

From a customer or consumer’s experience, a smishing scam may disguise as your business in order to elicit personal and financial information. Source: Internet

They've also found success with other channels beyond email like phishing with SMS, also known as smishing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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