phishing

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Synonyms: phising, pishing, whishing, punishing, hissing, swishing, pushing, shushing, perishing, pissing, plashing

Antonyms: phising, pishing, whishing, punishing, hissing, swishing, pushing, shushing, perishing, pissing, plashing

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} The [[malicious]] act of keeping a false [[website]] or sending a false [[e-mail]] with the intent of [[masquerade|masquerading]] as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire [[sensitive]] information, such as [[username]]s, [[password]]s, and [[credit card]] details.
2. The act of [[circumvent]]ing [[security]] with an [[alias]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|phish||ing-form}}

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