Smishing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Smishing is a noun meaning A type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.
Meaning
A type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.
Example Sentences
With smishing scams evolving and spreading at an alarming rate, authorities continue to emphasize vigilance.
The FBI warns a threat moving across America “from state to state" targets citizens via malicious SMS (smishing) texts, teling^([sic]) iPhone, Android users to “delete any smishing texts received.”
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phishing, textident, messageing, mistext, mistell, mismessaging.
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