TERM

smishing

the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information

Updated

Jan 06, 2026

Senses

Sense 1

the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information Similar to Phishing, and Vishing

the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information

Similar to Phishing, and Vishing

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary

Bibliography

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
NICCS glossary export (CSV)
https://niccs.cisa.gov/rest/vocab/export-csv
NICCS is a CISA (DHS) program. Individual glossary entries include a "From" attribution (e.g., CNSSI 4009, NIST SPs, NICE Framework). Treat "From" values as upstream provenance and verify before quoting large portions of text.
Source: NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary (niccs.cisa.gov).