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quishing

/ˈkwɪʃɪŋ/

quishing noun: phishing by means of a QR code (to link to a malicious site, compromise a user account, etc.).

Noun

quishing (uncountable)

  1. (computer security) Phishing by means of a QR code (to link to a malicious site, compromise a user account, etc.).
    • Quishing allowed hackers to exfiltrate data from his bank accounts.
    • The US Federal Trade Commission, as well as multiple local authorities across the UK, also warned this year about a specific kind of “quishing” scam targeting drivers, including cases where stickers directing users to fraudulent sites have been placed on top of legitimate QR codes used to pay for...2024 October 27, Stephanie Stacey, “Banks and regulators warn of rise in ‘quishing’ QR code scams”, in The Financial Times

Origin of quishing

Blend of QR code + phishing.

Words formed from quishing

Words that rhyme with quishing

Questions about quishing

What does quishing mean?
Quishing means phishing by means of a QR code (to link to a malicious site, compromise a user account, etc.).
What part of speech is quishing?
Quishing is a noun.
How do you pronounce quishing?
Quishing is pronounced /ˈkwɪʃɪŋ/.

Words near quishing in the dictionary

  1. Quisenberrys
  2. quish
  3. quishan
  4. quishans
  5. quishes
  6. quishing
  7. quisinostat
  8. quisle
  9. quisler
  10. quislers
  11. quisling

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