Smishing

Cybercrime.

Abbreviation for SMS phishing.

Smishing is a cybercrime that uses social engineering.

The criminal uses cell phone text messages to induce people to divulge personal or confidential information, or to take action that will compromise the personal or confidential information.

See also

• Advanced Persistent Threat
• Compromise
• Cybercrime
• Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity
• Cyber security: protecting your business and your clients
• Hacktivist
• Internet
• Phishing
• SMS
• Social engineering
• Spear phishing
• Spoofing
• Vishing
• Whaling