Dictionary

smishing en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of SMS + phishing.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.
   • With smishing scams evolving and spreading at an alarming rate, authorities continue to emphasize vigilance. 2025 March 12, Ariel Zilber, “FBI’s warning to iPhone, Android users: Delete these ‘smishing’ texts now”, in New York Post:
   • 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.” 2025 March 11, Zak Doffman, “FBI Warning—Delete These Texts On Your iPhone, Android Phone”, in Forbes:

Coordinates

vishing

Holonyms

social engineering

Hypernyms

phishing

Translations (6)

fr smishing (text message scam) · ja スミッシング (text message scam) · sv smishing (text message scam) · cmn 簡訊釣魚 /简讯钓鱼 (text message scam) · nl smishing (text message scam) · ko 스미싱 (text message scam)