phishing

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phish·ing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  the criminal activity of sending emails or having a website that is intended to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods. 网络钓鱼〔指发送电子邮件或设立网站以骗取银行账户号码、计算机密码等信息，从而以此获取钱财的犯罪行为〕► see thesaurus at stealFrom Longman Business Dictionaryphishingphish‧ing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]LAWCOMPUTING the criminal activity of using emails or a website to trick people into giving you information such as their bank account number which you can then use to get money or goods —phisher noun [countable]

phish·ing nounChineseSyllable  

a or activity having the of sending website emails Business criminal

phishing
phish‧ing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
the criminal activity of sending emails or having a website that is intended to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods.

phish·ingBrE /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the activity of tricking people by getting them to give their identity, bank account numbers, etc. over the Internet or by email, and then using these to steal money from them 网络仿冒，网络钓鱼（通过互联网或电邮骗取他人身份信息、银行账号等以盗取金钱）  ➡  compare pharming (2)