the criminal activity of sending text messages to people in order to persuade them to give personal information such as credit card details, PINs etc
Smishing is similar to phishing but arrives as a textmessage on a mobilephone.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry on 14/08/2015
Synonyms and related words
Crimes involving theft and trespass
break-in
breaking and entering
burglary
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Smishing as a blend of SMS and phishing was coined in 2006 by David Rayhawk in a McAfee™ blog (McAfee Inc. is a California-based company specialising in antivirus and Internet security software).
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smishing
noun uncountable
US /ˈsmɪʃɪŋ/
DEFINITIONS1
1
the criminal activity of sending text messages to people in order to persuade them to give personal information such as credit card details, PINs, etc.
Smishing is similar to phishing but arrives as a textmessage on a cellphone.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry on 14/08/2015
Synonyms and related words
Crimes involving theft and trespass
break-in
breaking and entering
burglary
Featured as a BuzzWord!
Smishing as a blend of SMS and phishing was coined in 2006 by David Rayhawk in a McAfee™ blog (McAfee Inc. is a California-based company specialising in antivirus and Internet security software).