How to Use phishing in a Sentence

phishing

noun

• The text includes a link to a fake phishing web address.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 12 Nov. 2020
• Email phishing involves the use of emails as baits to steal card numbers and passwords.
  — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 16 June 2022
• Beware of phishing, and keep your eyes on messages from friends.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 May 2021
• This can also alert you of any phishing emails or ransomware scams.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 June 2024
• This can also alert you of any phishing emails or ransomware scams.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
• The incident is reminder to be on guard against phishing scams.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 Apr. 2022
• For most of us, the typical phishing scam starts with an urgent text or email from what looks like your bank.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
• The employee would then enter the TOTP code on the phishing site, and it too would be relayed to the attacker.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2022
• The chairman said the attack might have begun as a phishing attempt.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2020
• The phishing emails were traced to two distinct groups that sent messages from free services such as Gmail and Yahoo around the same time.
  — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
• Ensure your staff is aware of the security threats and alert to phishing scams and how to protect PHI.
  — David Kelley, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• They are also sent fake phishing emails to test their wariness of hackers.
  — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
• The phishing scams of Jamtara are getting trickier by the day, as new players and shady politicians join the fray.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Sep. 2022
• Make sure to educate employees about the risks to watch for, such as phishing and malware.
  — Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
• It’s part of what seems to be a massive phishing attempt by hackers using the platform.
  — Taylor Locke, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2022
• Sure, Dameff said, there are plenty of very good ways to make phishing attacks less likely to succeed.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2021
• These phishing scams are among the most common internet crimes.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• So get up to speed on how to recognize phishing and smishing attacks.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
• Passkeys introduce a new sign-in method that is end-to-end encrypted and safe from phishing and data leaks.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 24 June 2022
• The biggest score came when the Crowley ISD finance department got fooled by a well-done phishing email scam.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2020
• The hack apparently began as a phishing attempt, Hitt told the AP.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2020
• Many threat actors behind the job post phishing schemes have a long history of online crimes.
  — Kim Key, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022
• And illicit funds, like those from theft, phishing or ponzi schemes, account for $8 million, or 0.02%.
  — Taylor Locke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022
• Plus: Twitch hack fallout, Russian phishing, and more of the week’s top security news.
  — Brian Barrett, Wired, 9 Oct. 2021
• Those whose data were exposed face greater risks of identity theft, phishing scams and other forms of fraud, Krebs warned.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2021
• But with so many types of email threats to deal with at once, strategically crafted phishing messages still slip through.
  — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 27 Sep. 2021
• This brings us to the enhanced phishing protection now available in Windows 11.
  — David Nield, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2022
• Advertisement Staff on the receiving end of a test email are expected to flag the email as a phishing attempt.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
• For example, a hacker could see that a customer is in constant contact with a big bank’s line and could send a phishing attempt posing as the bank.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 12 July 2024
• Whatever the account was, whether for online banking, dating, email, or some other purpose, the creators of the phishing page own it now.
  — PCMAG, 14 June 2024

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024