verb🔗SharePratiquer l'hameçonnageTo engage in phishing."Someone tried phishing me yesterday by sending a fake email that looked like it was from my bank. "Quelqu'un a essayé de me pratiquer l'hameçonnage hier en envoyant un faux e-mail qui semblait provenir de ma banque.internetcomputingtechnologycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHameçonnageThe malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details."My bank warned me about recent phishing attempts that used fake emails asking for account passwords. "Ma banque m'a mis en garde contre de récentes tentatives d'hameçonnage qui utilisaient de faux e-mails demandant des mots de passe de compte.computinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHameçonnageThe act of circumventing security with an alias."My grandmother almost fell for a phishing scam when she received an email pretending to be from her bank. "Ma grand-mère a failli se faire avoir par une arnaque par hameçonnage lorsqu'elle a reçu un e-mail se faisant passer pour sa banque.computinginternettechnologycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
