Sms Phishing
Nounthe 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