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The answer PHISHING has 11 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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PHISHING - Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and money), often for malic...
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| I don't click on an email link to update any of my accounts, because it may be this type of "sporting" spam |
| "Pharming" is the practice of creating a fake website to engage in this similarly named illegal gathering of info |
| It's the practice of angling for e-mail users' private info using spam as bait |
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| The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. |
| an attempt to trick someone into giving information over the internet or by email that would allow someone else to take money from them , for example by taking money out of their bank account |
| an attempt to trick someone into giving information over the internet or by email that would allow someone else to take money out of their bank account: |
| 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. |
| Present participle of phish. |
| Phishing description |
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| Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. The word is a neologism created as a homophone of fishing due to the similarity of using a bait in an attempt to catch a victim. According to the 2013 Microsoft Computing Safety Index, released in February 2014, the annual worldwide impact of phishing could be as high as US$5 billion.Phishing is typically carried out by email spoofing or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter personal information at a fake website, the look and feel of which are identical to the legitimate site, the only difference being the URL of the website in concern. Communications purporting to be from social web sites, auction sites, banks, online payment processors or IT administrators are often used to lure victims. Phishing emails may contain links to websites that |