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      [Noun]  | "spear phishing" 


      1: a targeted attempt to trick a specific person into revealing personal or confidential information that can then be used illicitly


      Origin: 2004 ;

       Respelling of spearfishing (gerund of {see: |spearfish:2|spearfish:2}), after {see: |phishing|phishing};

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       [ "Spear-phishing" ]

      1: The targeted version of phishing where hackers go after individuals as opposed to going after a large group by pretending to be a trusted corporation/company/group through some form of electronic communication.

        * e.g.,  ... "Did you hear about that CEO?" 

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