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smishing

smishing noun: a type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.

smishing: a type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text...
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Noun

smishing (uncountable)

  1. A type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.
    • 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
    • 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

smishing meaning in Tamil

smishing in Tamil

தூதுகளவு

Origin of smishing

Blend of SMS + phishing.

Questions about smishing

What does smishing mean?
Smishing means a type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.
What is smishing in Tamil?
Smishing in Tamil is தூதுகளவு. See Smishing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is smishing?
Smishing is a noun.

Words near smishing in the dictionary

  1. SMIs
  2. Smisby
  3. smish
  4. smished
  5. smishes
  6. smishing
  7. smit
  8. Smita
  9. smitch
  10. smitches
  11. smite

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: smishing (page history and authors); smishing (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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