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Sms Phishing

Noun

the practice of sending text messages to someone in order to trick the person into revealing personal or confidential information which can then be used for criminal purposes :

This technique can theoretically be used for SMS phishing, a type of attack where users are asked for sensitive information or to subscribe to paid services through rogue SMS messages that appear to originate from a trusted source.

Sanskrit equivalent

लघुसन्देश-छलनम्

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