phish
[ fish ]
/ fɪʃ /
verb (used without object)
to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one.
verb (used with object)
to make (someone) a victim in this way: If you've been phished, you should cancel your credit cards immediately.
Sometimes
brand spoof.
Compare
vish.
OTHER WORDS FROM phish
phish·er, nounWords nearby phish
philtrum,
phimosis,
phimotic,
phineas,
phineus,
phish,
phishing,
phitsanulok,
phiz,
phlebarteriectasia,
phlebectasia
Example sentences from the Web for phish
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Which is exactly what happened in Tunisia—the government was able to phish passwords of Facebook users.