1. the fraudulent practice of sending emails or messages that appear to be from a trusted source in order to trick people into revealing personal or financial information
Usage: uncountable; cybersecurity term; often used in computing and security contexts

Examples

• The bank warned customers about a phishing scam targeting their accounts.
• She received a phishing email pretending to be from her email provider asking her to confirm her password.
• Phishing attacks have become more sophisticated and harder to detect.
• Never click links in suspicious emails; it could be a phishing attempt.
• The company lost thousands of dollars due to a phishing scheme that fooled employees.
• IT departments train staff to recognize phishing emails and report them immediately.