Smishing

English (en)

Smishing
Smishing is a social engineering 
attack that uses fake mobile text 
messages to trick people into 
downloading malware, sharing 
sensitive information or sending 
money to cybercriminals. The term 
“smishing” is a combination of 
“SMS”—or “short message service,” 
the technology behind text messages
—and “phishing.” 

Other languages: Hausa, Igbo

Related terms
Hack, Malware

Yorùbá (yo)

  • Àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́-èrú 

Decomposition: Lílo àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́ lọ́nà èrú láti gba àwọn ìwífún pàtàkì ẹni lọ́wọ́ ẹni - deceptive text message.

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