phishing

Tricking an internet user into giving you his/her login name and password. Could also be used to get credit card information. Usualy an act of a lamer on AOL.

im a worthless idiot trying to trick nooBs in to giving me there password because im an idiot.

by gridlock January 26, 2004

Pishting

When poop out of your penis

BRO IM PISHTING
Ew

by thrgere August 11, 2020

Spear-phishing

The targeted version of phishing where hackers go after individuals as opposed to going after a large group by pretending to be a trusted corporation/company/group through some form of electronic communication.

"Did you hear about that CEO?"
"Yeah, I heard some hacker was spear-phishing him and he lost his emails"

by Leprekan45 January 25, 2010

phishing

Scamming method used to ellicit information from "uninformed" computer users through impersonation of trusted sources.

Joe got an e-mail from eBay saying he needed to enter his username and password at the link provided to verify his account information. It later turns out he was a victim of phishing.

by Easy_Target February 19, 2005

data phishing

To start with a small piece of data which you use to find a bigger piece of data, similar to using a minnow to catch a mackerel in 'actual' fishing.

Someone used my Social Insurance number for data phishing and now i have a bunch of bogus credit card charges in my name.

by Ryan W July 28, 2008

phishing

The act of setting up a fake store front that looks like the real one to trick people; usually to steal their personal information.

The word was named after Brien Phish who set up a credit card scam in the 1980s over the phone by pretending to be from the credit card company.

This is a clever phish attempt by a couple of hooligans.

by Oliver Clevont August 8, 2004

phishing

The imitation of a company or person to get somebody else's money; a hacker term.

Phishing is one of the easiest ways of hacking if you are good at social engineering.

by drmikedogg January 25, 2004