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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of phish.

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Examples

  • PCs often become bot zombies because their owner was "phished"-fooled into clicking an e-mail attachment designed to launch the infection.

    Ars Technica Matthew Lasar 2010

  • PCs often become bot zombies because their owner was "phished"-fooled into clicking an e-mail attachment designed to launch the infection.

    Ars Technica Matthew Lasar 2010

  • PCs often become bot zombies because their owner was "phished"-fooled into clicking an e-mail attachment designed to launch the infection.

    Ars Technica Matthew Lasar 2010

  • "phished" - that is, asked for their IM username and password to log in, according to the complaint.

    TechNet Blogs 2009

  • If choosing the right preparer weren't daunting enough, the IRS says there's the risk of being "phished": getting bogus e-mails from scamsters claiming to be from the agency.

    Is your preparer legit? 2007

  • If choosing the right preparer weren't daunting enough, the IRS says there's the risk of being "phished": getting bogus e-mails from scamsters claiming to be from the agency.

    Is your preparer legit? 2007

  • That firm was accused of using unauthorized personal data "phished" by other firms from some 6 million U.S. e-mail addresses.

    Spitzer Sues Gratis Over E-Mail Data Sale 2006

  • If you have received such a message, please contact our support, because your Premium Account might have been 'phished'.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Catalin Cimpanu 2010

  • Here's what you should do if you suspect you are being "phished" for personal financial information via

    DN_EarthtoPhilly 2009

  • Last week, Google announced that hundreds of its users had been "phished."

    China Goes Phishing L. Gordon Crovitz 2011

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