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Smishing is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Smishing in a sentence

Smishing meaning

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

Using Smishing

  • The main meaning on this page is: A type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.
  • In the example corpus, smishing often appears in combinations such as: smishing is.

Context around Smishing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

email 1×

Sentence patterns with Smishing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

crime called smishing or via 1× phishing and smishing is to 1× smishing is a 1× via email smishing is the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as far as 1× smishing is a 1× the purpose of 1× while refers to 1×

Common sentence endings:

or downloading malware 1× or install malware 1× tactic called pharming 1× using text messages 1×

Words around Smishing

Just before it in the word index:

smisa 8 smis 2 smirnova 2 smirnov 30 smirnoff 22 smirky 4

Just after it in the word index:

smit 54 smita 15 smite 11 smites 2 smith 9.761 smitha 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Smishing

  • In this selection, "smishing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, email stand out and add context to how "smishing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include crime called smishing or via and phishing and smishing is to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "smishing" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with smishing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The purpose of both phishing and smishing is to obtain sensitive information or install malware. (15 words)

Smishing is a cybercrime where attackers use deceptive messages to trick victims into disclosing sensitive information or downloading malware. (19 words)

While refers to cybercriminals posing as legitimate institutions via email, smishing is the same practice but using text messages. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

As far as the most commonly reported type of cybercrimes go, the IC3 notes that they’re seeing swindlers do it by texting – a crime called smishing – or via fake websites, a tactic called pharming. (35 words)

Smishing is a cybercrime where attackers use deceptive messages to trick victims into disclosing sensitive information or downloading malware. (19 words)

While refers to cybercriminals posing as legitimate institutions via email, smishing is the same practice but using text messages. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Smishing is a cybercrime where attackers use deceptive messages to trick victims into disclosing sensitive information or downloading malware.

The purpose of both phishing and smishing is to obtain sensitive information or install malware.

While refers to cybercriminals posing as legitimate institutions via email, smishing is the same practice but using text messages.

As far as the most commonly reported type of cybercrimes go, the IC3 notes that they’re seeing swindlers do it by texting – a crime called smishing – or via fake websites, a tactic called pharming.

Common combinations with smishing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • smishing is 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "smishing" in a sentence?
An example: "Smishing is a cybercrime where attackers use deceptive messages to trick victims into disclosing sensitive information or downloading malware." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "smishing" from authentic English texts.
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.
How many example sentences with "smishing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "smishing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.