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MENSAJE ELECTRONICO FRAUDULENTO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phishing
1, record 1, English, phishing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phishing ... is an attack that attempts to steal your money, or your identity, by getting you to reveal personal information—such as credit card numbers, bank information, or passwords—on websites that pretend to be legitimate. 2, record 1, English, - phishing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hameçonnage
1, record 1, French, hame%C3%A7onnage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filoutage 2, record 1, French, filoutage
correct, masculine noun, France
- phishing 3, record 1, French, phishing
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'hameçonnage est une technique frauduleuse qui consiste à faire croire à la victime qu'elle s'adresse à une entité de confiance, par exemple une institution financière ou un gouvernement, dans l'objectif de lui soutirer des renseignements personnels et de l'argent. 4, record 1, French, - hame%C3%A7onnage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciberestafa
1, record 1, Spanish, ciberestafa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- mensaje electrónico fraudulento 1, record 1, Spanish, mensaje%20electr%C3%B3nico%20fraudulento
correct, masculine noun
- delito informático 1, record 1, Spanish, delito%20inform%C3%A1tico
correct, masculine noun
- phishing 1, record 1, Spanish, phishing
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica fraudulenta en internet para captar ilegalmente datos privados de los usuarios: nombres de acceso a cuentas, palabras clave o datos de las tarjetas de crédito. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciberestafa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Para obtener esta información, se recurre en muchos casos a la duplicación de ciberpáginas de confianza, desde las que se piden datos confidenciales del usuario. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciberestafa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
phishing: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que si se opta por el término inglés, lo apropiado es escribirlo en cursiva o, si no se dispone de este tipo de letra, entre comillas, aunque lo aconsejable es sustituirlo por un término español. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciberestafa
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