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phish (f

sh)

intr.v. phished, phish·ing, phish·es

To request confidential information over the Internet under false pretenses in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data.

[Alteration (influenced by phreak) of fish.]

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phishing [ˈfɪʃɪŋ] N (Internet) → phishing m

phishing

n (Internet) → Phishing nt

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Rob Lee, a digital investigations expert who works at Mandiant, said Tuesday on a conference call that all of intrusions his company now investigates -- about 40 large-scale breaches per year -- either are perpetrated by a client-side exploit launched through a spear phishing email or through an SQL injection attack, in which hackers exploit a vulnerability on a company's public-facing website.

SANS finds pros overlooking dangers of client, web apps by Dan Kaplan / SC Magazine

Spear phishing involves sending targeted e-mails to specific customers of a single company in the hopes of snaring a gullible victim before the attack can be detected, rather than blasting millions of e-mail messages that may not even reach actual customers of an institution.

By invitation only: insurers are challenged to protect customer ... by Voelker, Michael P. / Tech Decisions

Spear phishing - attacks which target specific individuals or organizations - also developed yet another angle, this time in the form of an email that claimed to be a court summons for the United States District Court, for the recipient to appear before a Grand Jury.

Security Alert : Spam reaches its 30th birthday by The Star (Amman, Jordan)

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